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 | Nov 7, 2016 | Culture, Music
As a founding guitarist of Lynyrd Skynyrd — a Jacksonville, Florida band formed in the 1960s — Gary Rossington had sold many millions of albums. Songs co-written by Gary (e.g. “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Don’t Ask Me No Questions,”...
by Downtown Magazine | Sep 23, 2016 | Culture, Dining, Events, Music
One of the biggest concerts that New York City has to offer, the Global Citizen Festival first launched in 2012. The festival’s first concert event featured the Foo Fighters, The Black Keys, John Legend, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, K’naan, and Band Of...