By Bob Hill Originally published in Crawdaddy! Magazine during March of 2011. “Don’t you destroy the song/Cause when the song is gone/You’ll be gone too.” -New York Dolls, “Plenty of Music” (2006) Generally speaking, rock and roll reunions are not a … Read More
Author Archives: Bob Hill
Classic Capsule: Shadow of The Vampire
“My film is not about Vietnam. My film is Vietnam.” This is what Francis Ford Coppola told reporters at the 1979 Cannes Film Festival. Coppola was referring to Apocalypse Now, a movie that had left him on the preening edge … Read More
Steven Van Zandt: The Crawdaddy Interview
By Bob Hill Originally published via Crawdaddy! Magazine on May 7th, 2010 On March 15th, Steven Van Zandt took the stage at New York City’s Waldorf Astoria to induct the Hollies into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. During that … Read More
Julian Casablancas: The Village Voice Interview
Originally published in the Village Voice in November of 2009. “One should always be a little improbable.” —Oscar Wilde, Phrases and Philosophies for the Use of the Young Julian Casablancas is 31 years old. He is completely sober, married, and about to … Read More
Suze Rotolo: Every Picture Tells a Story
By Bob Hill (Originally published via Crawdaddy Magazine in May of 2009.) “I believe in his genius. He is an extraordinary writer, but I don’t think of him as an honorable person. He doesn’t necessarily do the right thing. But … Read More
When Bad Things Happen to Great Writers
Originally published by Crawdaddy Magazine in April of 2009, and then reprinted by Paste Magazine. “Very few people have the balls to talk about ‘rock and roll’ anymore.”Paul Williams, Crawdaddy!, May 1967 We’re all plagiarists these days—thieves in the night, stealing … Read More
Joan Jett: The Crawdaddy Interview
Originally published in Crawdaddy! Magazine on December 10th, 2008 Joan Jett knows what it’s like to be a struggling musician. She knows what it’s like to sacrifice everything in pursuit of a dream—to go after something with guts and determination. Joan Jett … Read More
The Wild, The Innocent, and The Craig Finn Shuffle
Originally published by Crawdaddy Magazine on May 6, 2007 Craig Finn is not the new Springsteen. He’s not the new Springsteen anymore than Springsteen was the new Dylan or Dylan was the new Guthrie, for that matter. Call Finn a direct … Read More