Who’d want to watch it? Oh I know, it’s all paid for by Ford. And whenever a brand gets involved, everybody in the music business bends over and takes it in the rear for the little cash flowing their way. That’s how far we’ve come. Tour riders were about rock and roll excess, the lifestyle, […]

I can’t see it! If Steve Jobs were alive today, iOS 7 would look nothing like it does. An alta kacher baby boomer, Jobs would peer through his glasses aghast at the thin font employed, he’d say usability comes first and he’d send Jony Ive back to the drawing board. That’s what I can’t understand […]

They were the largest pumpkins I ever saw. Actually, that’s my favorite joke. A guy drives all day through Texas and he’s starving. So he goes into this giant restaurant, where they sit him at a long table and sell him a huge steak and a beer in a glass so tall it’s hard to […]

By time word got to America, there were already two Graham Parker albums. The debut, “Howlin’ Wind” and the follow-up, “Heat Treatment.” The cognoscenti will say “Howlin’ Wind” was the best. That it had the best songs. “White Honey,” “Nothin’s Gonna Pull Us Apart,” “Soul Shoes,” “Lady Doctor” and “Don’t Ask Me Questions.” And I […]