When teaching a class about the music business, Martin Atkins wastes no time in getting down to reality. “I tell them to smell the road crew!” He states earnestly. Martin, an engaging character, whose skillful drumming has resulted in collaboration with PiL, Ministry, Brian Brain, Killing Joke, Pigface and Nine Inch Nails. In the most recent edition of Life Elsewhere, we talk to Martin about the ups and downs for a musician on the road, his passion for teaching, subversive clothes and The Hit That Never Was.
Plus attorney and critical thinker, Ted Corless joins Norman B to discuss Parody News Vs. Real News. We ask what is “Main stream media?” and “Have cable channels, online magazines and blogs distorted our understanding of news?”