Music isn t what it used to be â but is that a bad thing? May 10, 2021
Is it ethical to offer incentives as a way to convince people to take the coronavirus vaccine? The City of Seattle has set aside money for sinks on city streets, but theyâre nowhere to be found, and music isnât what it used to be.
What will it take to convince those who are undecided to take the coronavirus vaccine? And is there a line where an incentive becomes coercion? Bill Radke discusses this with bioethicist Dr. Nancy Jecker and epidemiologist Dr. Janet Baseman. Also, the City of Seattle has set aside money for sinks on city streets, which would be good for hygiene especially during a pandemic, but they have yet to arrive. Journalist Natalie Graham, who reports on city hall for The Stranger, talks with Bill about her reporting on this topic. Lastly, Bill chats with Bob Dylanâs tour manager Jonathan Taplin and KEXP DJ Abbie Gobeli about how todayâs pop music is different than
Search Concert for Bangladesh: When George called, not a single person turned him down Meet Jonathan Taplin, writer-mentor and film & music producer at whose house the seminal benefit gig was ideated; an observer of popular culture, he has found himself in the orbit of several luminaries like Bob Dylan and The Band, Jerry Garcia, Janis Joplin, Martin Scorsese Shantanu Datta | | Published 04.05.21, 03:09 PM
He was there when Bob Dylan stunned the music world and played electric guitar at the hallowed precincts of the Newport Folk Festival. He was tour manager for The Band and helped build a studio for Messrs Robbie Robertson and Co. at Woodstock at a funky house called Big Pink. It was at his home that George Harrison ideated the historic Concert for Bangladesh. Then he
Words & Music With Phil Galdston and Jonathan Taplin On May 6
NYU Steinhardt s Department of Music and Performing Arts Professions in association with the Americana Music Association Foundation presents Words & Music with Phil Galdston on Thursday, May 6 from 7:00pm to 8:30pm. His guest is music business professional, motion picture producer, cultural critic, intellectual property advocate, and author Jonathan Taplin. The event is free to the public. Click here to register for the event.
Taplin’s extraordinary journey has put him at the crest of every major cultural wave of the past half-century. He began his career in the 1960s as tour manager for Bob Dylan and, subsequently, filled the same role for The Band. He was Production Manager for George Harrison’s
Rolling Stone Jonathan Taplin Tour-Managed Rock Royalty. Now He’s Telling His Stories
In a new memoir, Taplin recalls what it was like to watch Dylan go electric, George Harrison speed-drive, and Clapton and the Band wrestle with demons and drugs
By John Scheele
Jonathan Taplin wasn’t present at the creation, but in rock & roll terms, he came close enough. He witnessed Bob Dylan going electric at the Newport Folk Festival, saw Jimi Hendrix and many others at Monterey Pop, flew into Woodstock while working for the Band, helped coordinate George Harrison’s Concert for Bangladesh, and was aboard the famous Festival Express, during which the Band, the Grateful Dead, Janis Joplin and others rode a train around Canada, playing concerts along the way.
MORE Jonathan Taplin, Director of the Annenberg Innovation Lab makes opening remarks during the USC Annenberg 2013 Innovation Summit , in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Annenberg Innovation Lab.
Jonathan Taplin may not be a household name, but he has been behind the scenes of some of the most influential moments in 20th century American music. As the description of Taplin’s latest book notes, the University of Southern California professor emeritus has made waves in every one of the past several decades: “he was tour manager for Bob Dylan and the Band in the 60s, producer of major films in the 70s, an executive at Merrill Lynch in the 80s, creator of the Internet s first video-on-demand service in the 90s, and a cultural critic and author writing about technology in the new millennium.” Taplin joins Robert Scheer on this week’s installment of “Scheer Intelligence” to discuss his fascinating career as well as his friends