by Downtown Magazine | Jan 6, 2017 | Culture, Entertainment, Music
Derek Oliver began his A&R career with Atlantic Records in the late 1980s. He became Vice President of A&R at Atco Records shortly after and then Senior Vice President of A&R at Elektra Records. His next destination was Roadrunner Records’ A&R...
by Downtown Magazine | Jul 14, 2016 | Featured, Music
Over the past 30-plus years, Simon Wright has played with a good number of hard rock’s essential artists. After playing in some bands in his native Manchester, Simon wound up joining AC/DC in 1983 — he had responded to a simple local newspaper ad that...
by Downtown Magazine | Oct 14, 2015 | Culture, Events, Music
I first learned about KINGSWOOD when I saw their name listed on some upcoming CMJ events. The Melbourne-based quartet is playing intimate shows at Fat Baby (October 16th) and The Delancey (October 17th), yet in their native Australia, they’re a major, award-winning,...
