Seymour Stein, the record man’s record man, has died at age 80
There are so many stories about Seymour Stein that it would take a book to recount them all. As the
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Sire Records
Ongoing History Daily: The origin of the term New Wave, part 2
The use of “New Wave” as a musical descriptor first appeared in the early 70s and eventually became interchangeable with
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Seymour Stein, Record Man, on 50 Years in the Business
“Go over there,” Seymour Stein pointed, “Good kung pao chicken. Good kung pao.” We were standing on some side street
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Random Music News for Friday, February 3, 2017
On this day in 1972, a blizzard started in Iran. When it ended seven days later, more than 4,000 people
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Random Music News for Monday, February 22, 2016
Americans are still talking about the Miracle on Ice that happened on this day in 1980. The Russians wish they’d
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An Interview with Seymour Stein
I was walking down a street in Beijing when I noticed Seymour Stein coming towards me. (That sounds like a
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What Madonna Can Teach the Advertising and Marketing Industries
Seymour Stein, the co-founder of Sire Records that the guy who signed the Ramones, the Smiths, the English Beat the
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