Bell X1 Takes Off

Joined Bell X1 on the set of Conan O'Brien with the fine folks of Yep Roc Records and Intrigue Management on Tuesday. Bell X1 sounded resplendent, singing their single "Rocky Took a Lover." The day also saw a recommendation from the Very Short List: "it's simply one of the best records we've heard in a long time."

Here's me on the set of Conan:



Here's Emily Bass, Steve Gardner and Jim LoGrando of Yep Roc in the green room:



Bell X1 completely blew away Joe's Pub on Wednesday. Paul and boys sounded amazing and the SRO crowd was riveted. I can't wait for their March 15 at the Bowery!

Bell X1, Levon Helm Have The Right Stuff

I love it when clients have something in common. In the case of Levon Helm and Bell X1, they may be far apart musically but they share something else: a relationship to the Bell X1, the airplane that broke the speed of sound in 1947.

In Levon's case, it's purely fictional. Here he is as Captain Ridley in the film "The Right Stuff" (also starring another hero of mine, Sam Shepard):



Bell X1 got its name from said airplane, now hanging in the Smithsonian Institution beside other landmarks of flight:

Pretty cool!