#rob tannenbaum

[diivdeep]

Before Stevie and Lindsey, Peter Green was the soul of Fleetwood Mac. Just ask Mick Fleetwood

Founding Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green died in July, five months after Mick Fleetwood organized an all-star tribute concert to his ex-bandmate.

[hackwriternaked]

Why I love Being a Square

Real gangstas don’t get $20,000 a month in child support (Rob Tannenbaum, on Kevin Federline’s rap career, for GQ)

[chapelofthechimes]

Tom Scharpling sits down with Jay Ferguson of Sloan to discuss the band entering its third decade, the peaks and valleys of the band's career, label troubles, and a little chat about Paul McCartney. Maggie Serota meets up with writer Rob Tannenbaum, who, along with Craig Marks, co-authored the oral history I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution. The two discuss Kurt Loder's arrival to the network, the trials and tribulations of working with Prince, and The Dead Milkmen's infamous appearance on Club MTV.

[greensparty]

Best Book I Read in 2012

When doing year-end lists, it's traditionally about work released in said year. The best movies of the year are movies released in that year, etc, etc. I make an exception to the rule when ranking the best books of the year. Since reading is more time consuming than mediums such as music or movies, I rank the category based on best book I read in that year. So if I read one of the classics in that year, that can be the best book I read that year.

Best Book I read in 2012:

I Want My MTV: The Uncensored Story of the Music Video Revolution (http://www.us.penguingroup.com/nf/Book/BookDisplay/0,,9780525952305,00.html)

by Craig Marks and Rob Tannenbaum (released 2011)

The early days of MTV (from 1981-1992) gets the same oral history treatment that the SNL book did so well a few years back. A real page-turner not just about the people who started and worked at the music channel, but about the music video directors, models and rock stars who were just as vital!