Saturday, August 24, 2019

B-98 Radio's Brew Michaels iPod interview with Author Phillip Rauls of "The Rock Trenches"


Here's a classic iPod broadcast with radio veteran Brew Michaels while interviewing book author Phillip Rauls of "The Rock Trenches~ Journal of a Music Industry Executive." Hear some of the wild shenanigans of the music industry as told by those who were there in the mix. Running time 4:25   Click-on "The Rock Trenches" link for access


Friday, August 16, 2019

RIP Mr. Peter Fonda


In memory of one of my earliest culture idols Mr. Peter Fonda (1940-2019). RIP 'Captain America.' View Peter Fonda's legendary poster in upper right corner of the photo from his monster hit movie "Easy Rider" released in 1969.

Wednesday, August 14, 2019

"The Rock Trenches" on Prestigious Book List





Announcing the book “The Rock Trenches” by Phillip Rauls has been prominently listed as one of “23 Best-Selling Soul Music eBooks of All Time” by leading book rating service ‘BOOK AUTHORITY.” The service uses a proprietary technology to identify and rate the best nonfiction books, using dozens of different signals, including public mentions, recommendations, ratings, sentiment, popularity and sales history. This includes maintaining the most comprehensive collection of book recommendations from domain experts such as Elon Musk, Warren Buffett, Prof. Daniel Kahneman, Sheryl Sandberg, and David Allen.

See link below as “The Rock Trenches” ranks 13th among leading authors such as Peter Guralnick, Rob Gordon, Johnathan Gould all of which have referenced author Phillip Rauls in their noted books listed here also. Read about Rauls early days while promoting leading Soul Music label’s STAX Records and Atlantic Records among others during their glory years of global domination. “The Rock Trenches” is available for online purchase in paperback or Kindle at the Amazon Book Site.