RNRHS 24 comes from Greg Humphreys, local NC musician extraordinaire and unfairly talented guy (I’m sure it seems fair to him, but to the rest of us…sheesh). It’s only a matter of time before somebody names him the honorary Prince of Orange County. Greg has brought us some cool memories, including one about the elusive old-school R.E.M. t-shirt. Many people who have done this blog questionnaire have either mourned the loss of am R.E.M. shirt or bragged that they still have theirs. Greg made some ill-advised alterations to…
Category: News, Rock 'n' Roll High School Tags: 80s music, author, banks forest, Bring Me Back, chapel hill, Chick Lit, chris goode, Dillon Fence, Greg Humphreys, high school, karen balcom, R.E.M., Run DMC, the dbs, the police, women's fiction
Today’s RNRHS comes from indie rock music biz legend, Lori Blumenthal. Yes, Lori, I’m going to call you a legend and you can’t get out of it, even though you no longer work in music. Sorry. When I got my first music business job at Twin/Tone Records, Lori worked at I.R.S. Records and was one of the women that I really looked up to because she was so incredibly well-respected by everybody. I mean, everybody. Lori also happened to be really good friends with a guy named Steve…
Category: News, Rock 'n' Roll High School Tags: 80s music, author, banks forest, blondie, Bring Me Back, cheap trick, Chick Lit, high school, I.R.S. Records, karen balcom, lori blumenthal, music, R.E.M., the ramones, women's fiction