Back in the twenty first century I was on the phone with Eddie Rosenblatt, President of Geffen Records.  We were discussing a band and he asked me what was the PERCEPTION of the act.  He said that’s what truly matters, not the statistics. Perception is Nickelback is a joke.  And that perception was built on […]

1. Destiny’s Child "#1’s"Sony Sales this week: 113,561Debut Just for the record, what format were these 16 tracks number 1 on?  The fantasy chart of Charlie Walk? This is a piss-poor number for an act trumpeted as the biggest selling female group of all time.  Between this farce and Mariah Carey’s statistics real acts like […]

Somehow being productive, not reclusive, like Joni Mitchell, Jackson Browne has faded to secondary status.  When really, he’s primary. Enough time has passed that there’s a whole generation of people who’ve never been exposed to his work.  And are the poorer for it.  If you’re looking for insight into the human condition, no one is […]

1. "Whatever It Takes" Go to: http://www.orangerecordlabel.com/Turn up your speakers.  Wait for the radio station to start.  Listen to this song.  If it doesn’t make you feel good all over, if it doesn’t make you want to jump up and throw your arms in the air, you’re an inhibited fuck who’d better not ever come […]