I went through sixteen stations on Sirius before I found a track I didn’t know.  I heard everything from .38 Special’s "Hold On Loosely" to the Police’s "Roxanne" to Grateful Dead’s "Terrapin Station" on Jam On.  Actually, what stumped me was a Motley Crue track on a hard rock outlet.  I knew the Crue track […]

He wants to dream like a young manWith the wisdom of an old man Standing in the bathroom at the shrink today I was shocked.  That guy in the full-length mirror.  That was me.  My hair had finally decided to give up the ghost, not only had most of it disappeared, but the gray was […]

Everyone’s focusing on the departure of Donnie Ienner. But the real story here is how a smiling, inept Howard Stringer hired an inexperienced, self-satisfied TV executive to run Sony Music and ended up in a joint venture wherein control of the music division was lost. What have we learned from the Lack debacle? Music is […]

My favorite summer song of all time is "California Girls".  But it’s not the best. Memorable summer songs include "A Hard Day’s Night" and "Summer In The City".  But one track towers above them all.  For not only its ubiquity but its raw power.  That song is the Rolling Stones’ "(I Can’t Get No) Satisfaction". […]