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San Francisco Chronicle
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Hall & Oates singer calls yacht rock a joke created by ‘two jerk-offs in California'
Daryl Hall is not a fan of yacht rock, even if his band, Hall & Oates is frequently classified as one of the genre's most prominent acts. 'This is something I don't understand,' the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee told acclaimed music producers Justin Richmond and Rick Rubin on an episode of their ' Broken Record ' podcast released on Thursday, May 8. 'First of all, yacht rock was a f—ing joke by two jerk-offs in California, and suddenly it became a genre.' The term came up in conversation after Richmond brought up the Doobie Brothers, the San Jose rock band often associated with the genre characterized by its catchy, relaxing tunes. 'It's just R&B, with maybe some jazz in there. It's mellow R&B, smooth R&B. I don't see what the yacht part is,' Hall insisted. The term was coined by J.D. Ryznar, Hunter D. Star and Lane Farnham, who created the mockumentary web series 'Yacht Rock' in 2005 about the West Coast soft rockers of the 1970s and '80s. Decades later, filmmaker Garrett Price was inspired by the project to make his own, 'Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary,' released in 2024. Other major yacht rock artists include Steely Dan, Toto and Christopher Cross. Hall and his bandmate John Oates have frequently been linked to the genre. The Philadelphia rock duo had been performing together since the 1970s and experienced a resurgence in the early 2000s when the term yacht rock first started circulating. But Hall chalks it up to a misunderstanding. 'People misjudged us because they couldn't label us. They always came up with all this kind of crap — soft rock and yacht rock and all this other nonsense,' Hall continued. 'None of it really describes anything that I do.' Oates, on the other hand, doesn't seem to share Hall's animosity. 'I think yacht rock was the beginning of this whole Hall & Oates resurrection,' he said in a 2007 interview with Seattle Weekly. 'They were the first ones to start to parody us and put us out there again, and a lot of things have happened because of yacht rock.' The two former bandmates fell out in November 2023 after Hall accused Oates of betraying him by trying to sell his share of their joint business venture, Whole Oats Enterprises. They haven't played a show together since October 2022.
Perth Now
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
'I never understood it': Daryl Hall hates that Hall and Oates were labelled yacht rock
Daryl Hall has branded yacht rock a "f****** joke" and says his band Hall and Oates were "misjudged" as the sub-genre. Originally the name of a 2005 comedy series by J.D. Ryznar, Hunter Stair, and Lane Farnham, yacht rock was often used to label soft rock acts of the mid-1970s to mid-1980s - but it's not a label the 'Maneater' hitmaker ever wants to be associated with. Speaking on the 'Broken Record' podcast, he bemoaned: 'This is something I don't understand. First of all, yacht rock was a f****** joke by two jerk offs in California and suddenly it became a genre. 'I don't even understand it. I never understood it.' The 78-year-old musician says people found it hard to put Hall and Oates in a box, so they would use the terms yacht rock and soft rock. He added: 'It's just R'n'B, with maybe some jazz in there. It's mellow R'n'B. It's smooth R'n'B. I don't see what the yacht part is.' Daryl went on: 'People misjudged us because they couldn't label us. 'They always came up with all this kind of c***, soft rock and yacht rock and all this other nonsense. And none of it, none of it really describes anything that I do really.' Other bands who were branded yacht rock included Toto, Steely Dan, and The Doobie Brothers. Meanwhile Daryl recently insisted he'll never work with John Oates again. The singer sued his former musical partner in 2023 to stop him from selling their stake in their publishing company, Whole Oats Enterprises - a move he branded "the ultimate partnership betrayal". He was unable to talk about the legal wrangle, but he admitted things had gone too far for them to reunite. He told the Sunday Times' Culture magazine in March: "That ship has gone to the bottom of the ocean. I've had a lot of surprises in my life, disappointments, betrayals, so I'm kind of used to it... 'I've been involved with some pretty shady characters over the years. That's where the problems start.' Daryl also admitted he feels frustrated that his prolific songwriting in Hall and Oates - who sold 60 million records - has largely gone unrecognised. He said: 'The songs with his lead vocal are the songs he wrote, and all the other ones, which is about 90 per cent, are the ones I wrote... "It was very frustrating.'
The South African
25-04-2025
- Politics
- The South African
Britain's Lord Oates demands accountability for Zim journalist's arrest
British politician and member of the House of Lords, Jonny Oates, has demanded accountability regarding the jailing of Zimbabwean journalist Blessed Mhlanga. Mhlanga, a journalist who works at Alpha Media Holdings, has now spent 60 days in detention for interviewing a war veteran, Blessed Geza, who wants President Emmerson Mnangagwa to step down. Lord Oates spoke during a debate on media freedom in the House of Lords on Thursday. He said the Zimbabwean authorities arrested Mhlanga for no other reason than reporting the truth. 'As we speak, the journalist Blessed Mhlanga has been detained for 59 days and denied his constitutional right to bail,' Lord Oates said. 'His crime is having the temerity to conduct an interview with a former war veteran who opposes President Mnangagwa's desire to extend his term in office and has highlighted the criminal corruption of the regime and the President's family.' He added that he hopes the British government will make it clear that there will be no resumption of normal relations with Zimbabwe while the ZANU-PF regime continues to detain journalists. Lord Oates urged the Parliamentarians to ask the Zimbabwean First Lady, Auxillia Mnangagwa, about Mhlanga's freedom. Auxillia will speak at a summit in London in June. 'I note that the President's wife is due to speak at a summit in London in June,' Lord Oates noted. 'I hope that Members of our Parliament who are choosing to take part will challenge Zimbabwe's First Lady on the continued detention of Blessed Mhlanga and the overall brutality of the regime she represents.' Let us know by leaving a comment below or send a WhatsApp to 060 011 021 1. Subscribe to The South African website's newsletters and follow us on WhatsApp, Facebook, X and Bluesky for the latest news.
Bloomberg
22-04-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Ovation's Oates on Addressing Customer Complaints: Choppin' It Up
Poor order accuracy is a fast way to lose customers and gain one-star reviews, Ovation's CEO and Founder Zack Oates tells Bloomberg Intelligence. In this episode of the Choppin' It Up podcast, Oates sits down with BI's senior restaurant and foodservice analyst Michael Halen to discuss why even though most customer complaints are about food it's more important for restaurants to address grievances about accuracy and service. He also comments on why a bad review is a gift.
Yahoo
17-04-2025
- Yahoo
Man convicted of involuntary manslaughter says he deserves new trial
BEAUFORT COUNTY, S.C. (WSAV) — A man convicted in a killing back in 2014 is back in court saying he deserves a new trial. WSAV News 3 was the only local media in the courtroom. Preston Oates shot and killed Carlos Olivera on Christmas Even in 2010. The shooting happened after an altercation between the two men. Oates was convicted of voluntary manslaughter and gun charges in his 2014 trial. He is currently serving 24 years in prison. Oates was in Beaufort County court today after filing for Post conviction Relief (PCR). Oates claims he had ineffective counsel during his trial and ineffective counsel during his appeals. He also claims prosecutorial misconduct on the case. During today's hearing, Oates used terms like 'character assassination' by law enforcement. Prosecutors add that his lawyers did not allow him or consider allowing him to have a character witness. The South Carolina Attorney General's office is defending the conviction. Oates has appealed his conviction all the way to the South Carolina Supreme Court in 2013 and was denied by all those courts. The incident started when Oates, a tow truck driver, was trying to boot Olivera's vehicle. In the original trial it was said that Olivera, who did have a concealed weapons permit, showed Oates his gun. Oates then went to get a gun from his truck and shot Olivera six times, including once in the back. Prosecutors claimed Oates was the aggressor in this altercation, proved by the fact he continued to fire at Olivera after he started to walk away. Initially Oates was charged with murder. A jury did not find him guilty of that charge, but did find him guilty of voluntary manslaughter and weapons charges. WSAV News 3 will have more beginning today on First News at 4. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
