Backstage at MusiCares, Scott Rodger told me McCartney had nothing against Spotify, that he just wanted to do it right, that they were EQ’ing the catalogue and when it was ready, it would appear. And that first was "Ram". Not one of my favorite McCartney solo albums. Not as much of a let-down as "Wild [...]

What if I told you this book was full of tech talk, read like a manual and was filled with arcane details…would you read it anyway? I DID! Ken Caillat was smart enough to get a cowriter, unlike Carole King. And he’s not afraid to sling shit, some of the stories about Lindsey Buckingham will [...]

History never repeatsI tell myself before I go to sleep "History Never Repeats"Split Enz They’re testifying online about "I Feel Love", the Donna Summer hit from 1977. So I decided to play it. And instantly realized this sounds just as modern today as it did when it was cut, that this is the sound filling [...]

XM’s got a better buffer, but Sirius has better audio quality. So, usually I’m on XM, because I abhor the dropouts. Then again, my XM receiver lacks one feature, the button that would allow you to climb up the band station by station. I only get that with Sirius. And every once in a while, [...]