Comments on: Bookshelf: Danny Goldberg, “Bumping Into Geniuses” http://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/ your daily dose of pop culture Thu, 24 May 2012 19:22:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-53171 Ted Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:58:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-53171 Maybe suing record executives is one way Scholz makes up for weak record sales. Maybe suing record executives is one way Scholz makes up for weak record sales.

]]> By: jefitohttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-53170 jefito Mon, 10 Nov 2008 05:37:58 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-53170 I believe Boston sued Artemis during its tenure on the label, so I'm guessing the answer is probably "not much." But then again, Scholz has sued pretty much everyone he's ever met, so maybe it was nothing personal. I believe Boston sued Artemis during its tenure on the label, so I'm guessing the answer is probably “not much.” But then again, Scholz has sued pretty much everyone he's ever met, so maybe it was nothing personal.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-53169 Ted Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:13:27 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-53169 I read Dispatches from the Culture Wars when it came out and found that it was a pretty good read. I tried to schedule an interview with him for my public affairs program, but, well, he's a busy guy and he never responded. However, this book looks like one that the music geek in me would really like. And I had no idea he was connected to Juliana Hatfield and Boston(!) I take it he doesn't mention those artists in the book, but it would be interesting to hear what Hatfield and Tom Scholz think of him. I read Dispatches from the Culture Wars when it came out and found that it was a pretty good read. I tried to schedule an interview with him for my public affairs program, but, well, he's a busy guy and he never responded. However, this book looks like one that the music geek in me would really like. And I had no idea he was connected to Juliana Hatfield and Boston(!) I take it he doesn't mention those artists in the book, but it would be interesting to hear what Hatfield and Tom Scholz think of him.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-40793 Ted Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:58:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-40793 Maybe suing record executives is one way Scholz makes up for weak record sales. Maybe suing record executives is one way Scholz makes up for weak record sales.

]]> By: jefitohttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-40792 jefito Mon, 10 Nov 2008 00:37:58 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-40792 I believe Boston sued Artemis during its tenure on the label, so I'm guessing the answer is probably "not much." But then again, Scholz has sued pretty much everyone he's ever met, so maybe it was nothing personal. I believe Boston sued Artemis during its tenure on the label, so I'm guessing the answer is probably “not much.” But then again, Scholz has sued pretty much everyone he's ever met, so maybe it was nothing personal.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-23918 Ted Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:58:30 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-23918 Maybe suing record executives is one way Scholz makes up for weak record sales. Maybe suing record executives is one way Scholz makes up for weak record sales.

]]> By: jefitohttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-23917 jefito Sun, 09 Nov 2008 23:37:58 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-23917 I believe Boston sued Artemis during its tenure on the label, so I'm guessing the answer is probably "not much." But then again, Scholz has sued pretty much everyone he's ever met, so maybe it was nothing personal. I believe Boston sued Artemis during its tenure on the label, so I'm guessing the answer is probably “not much.” But then again, Scholz has sued pretty much everyone he's ever met, so maybe it was nothing personal.

]]> By: Tedhttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-23916 Ted Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:13:27 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-23916 I read Dispatches from the Culture Wars when it came out and found that it was a pretty good read. I tried to schedule an interview with him for my public affairs program, but, well, he's a busy guy and he never responded. However, this book looks like one that the music geek in me would really like. And I had no idea he was connected to Juliana Hatfield and Boston(!) I take it he doesn't mention those artists in the book, but it would be interesting to hear what Hatfield and Tom Scholz think of him. I read Dispatches from the Culture Wars when it came out and found that it was a pretty good read. I tried to schedule an interview with him for my public affairs program, but, well, he's a busy guy and he never responded. However, this book looks like one that the music geek in me would really like. And I had no idea he was connected to Juliana Hatfield and Boston(!) I take it he doesn't mention those artists in the book, but it would be interesting to hear what Hatfield and Tom Scholz think of him.

]]> By: JonCummingshttp://popdose.com/bookshelf-danny-goldberg-bumping-into-geniuses/comment-page-1/#comment-23915 JonCummings Fri, 07 Nov 2008 04:17:27 +0000 http://popdose.com/?p=8092#comment-23915 I don't know if he discusses this in the book, but Danny was a major force on music-censorship issues during the early '90s--both as an exec and in his role with the Southern California chapter of the ACLU. It was in that context that I got to know Danny a little bit in 1992-93, when I was working with the ACLU's censorship project. He and I used to talk strategy occasionally on issues like "Cop Killer" -- and when Bill Clinton picked Al Gore as his running mate Danny and I tag-teamed a set of responses (beginning with a Billboard article for which we were both interviewed) regarding Tipper Gore's PMRC tenure and how we were "ready to forgive her" if she were willing to put a sock in it while in the administration.<br><br>Danny was terrific in that context--he obviously had studied up on the law and the politics involved, and the passion he showed in his dedication to his artists bled over into his enthusiasm for tackling civil-liberties issues. He was also great to work with--and considering that he and I worked together at the height of Nirvana's fame, I've always found it extraordinary that I was able to restrain myself from turning into a sycophant. I don't know if he discusses this in the book, but Danny was a major force on music-censorship issues during the early '90s–both as an exec and in his role with the Southern California chapter of the ACLU. It was in that context that I got to know Danny a little bit in 1992-93, when I was working with the ACLU's censorship project. He and I used to talk strategy occasionally on issues like “Cop Killer” — and when Bill Clinton picked Al Gore as his running mate Danny and I tag-teamed a set of responses (beginning with a Billboard article for which we were both interviewed) regarding Tipper Gore's PMRC tenure and how we were “ready to forgive her” if she were willing to put a sock in it while in the administration.

Danny was terrific in that context–he obviously had studied up on the law and the politics involved, and the passion he showed in his dedication to his artists bled over into his enthusiasm for tackling civil-liberties issues. He was also great to work with–and considering that he and I worked together at the height of Nirvana's fame, I've always found it extraordinary that I was able to restrain myself from turning into a sycophant.

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