After the goldrush: the death of A&R

Once they would drink champagne all night and hobnob with the stars. Now it's the Travelodge and no profit, no job. Whatever happened to the A&R men?Paul Harris is watching his first band of the evening, at the Dublin Castle, the legendary Camden Town pub that seems to have hosted every band in rock history at one time or another. He is likely to see five more bands in different venues this evening, and he repeats the process every night of the week. "It's an addiction," he admits. His expressio...

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