1. Material It’s an old cliche, but you’re only as good as your songs.  But DON’T make the mistake of believing there’s only one song formula.  If so, you’ll miss out on Yes’ "Roundabout".  The point is, how you look, how you fit into the scene, your IMAGE is secondary to what you’re actually playing.  […]

Did time just pass it by, was rap the new Beatles, or did something CONSPIRE to kill rock and roll.  Oh, maybe we weren’t aware of the factors, but maybe colliding forces eviscerated rock’s power. Actually, rock was on the skids until MTV.  What MTV did was allow the non-mainstream to click.  Rock radio LITERALLY […]

Terry Semel doesn’t get it. The problem with the straight press is they love all the old horses.  Until a new horse comes riding in to steal the old horses’ thunder.  And all eyes avert. The Street doesn’t predict change, it only reflects it. Case in point, Barry Diller.  He was profiled as God everywhere […]

Actually, we never made it to dinner.  Al had to reprogram his keyboard and ate up too much of the appointed time.  So, we sat in the dressing room and ate catering.  At least I did.  A sandwich of salami and cheese on rye bread.  Did the trick. Anyway, I showed up at McCabe’s on […]