PODCAST: Andy Zax talks to Simon Reynolds, Part I
Andy Zax talks to Simon Reynolds about Reynolds's book, Retromania. In two parts.
By Andy ZaxApril 7, 2012
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Andy Zax talks to Simon Reynolds about Reynolds's book, Retromania. In two parts.
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Andy Zax is a music producer, writer and former co-star of Comedy Central's Beat The Geeks. In addition to the Grammy-nominated Woodstock: 40 Years On anthology, he has produced boxed sets and reissues for such artists as Talking Heads, Television, Chic, Rod Stewart, Judee Sill, John Cale, Nico, Lee Hazlewood, David Axelrod and Charles Wright. He can be found on Twitter at @andyzax.
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