SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 12 @ 2 PM, come see me, Dan Charnas (author, The Big Payback: The History of the Business of Hip-Hop), speak on the panel CULTURE VS. CASH at the Brooklyn Book Festival, moderated by the esteemed Greg Tate, alongside authors Will Hermes and Kristin Hersh. VENUE: St. Francis College, Maroney Screening Room, 180 Remsen Street in Brooklyn Heights (between Court and Clinton Streets, near Borough Hall)

A bit more about the panel:

Culture vs. Cash: Explore the breach between the role of the musician as artist and the role of the record companies as a business. Oftentimes music rises up out of subcultures that are about much more than profits, but ultimately the industry is a business that must support itself financially. Dan Charnas (The Big Payback), Will Hermes (The Big Bang), Kristin Hersh (Rat Girl), and moderator Greg Tate (James Brown’s Body and the Revolution of the Mind) look at the conflicting interests of artists and executives.

Really honored to be a part of this seminar and festival. And I couldn’t imagine a better fit for the subject of my book.