John Schaefer

Will "merch" save the music world?

John Schaefer says: no "guilty" pleasures in music

Let the people play - why should musicians have all the fun? 

John Schaefer on where Bob Dylan is REALLY from. 

John Schaefer plays referee in Miles Vs Miles

John Schaefer scours the stars for a missing song.

Why John Schaefer wants to move to Scandinavia.  Now. 

Did disco really suck? 

John Schaefer on the Mother of All Smackdowns.

As usual, the best World Music is not on the pop charts.

John Schaefer on Advanced Genius Theory, or AGT: WTF?

John Schaefer on the historic importance of the army band

The tiny ukulele is a big hit - again.

John Schaefer recalls a big moment in front of small screen

Maybe there's a reason we use "rabid" for some fans...

John Schaefer hopes there's at least one more radio recording out there...

Variety and cabaret shows are back?  I didn't know they'd gone away...

John Schaefer says the music world should look to sports to deal with concert disasters. 

Arcade Fire succeeds while sticking to their guns.

It may aspire to art, but songwriting is all about craft.