Archive for 2007/01


Liar

God gave rock and roll to youGave rock and roll to youSave rock and roll for everyone Argent – God Gave Rock ‘n’ Roll To You I had one of those days where every song on the radio triggered a memory.  I got in this mood.  I felt like I was thirteen years old. I […]

The Stones On The T.A.M.I. Show

One of these days, I’m gonna write about James Brown.  Actually, I started twice.  Telling the story of how a white boy learned about the black experience.  I’ll append my two attempts.  Neither of which get to the point of working on the South Side of Chicago in the summer of ’69 as a playground […]

Reunions

Is it too late for a Police reunion? Genesis is one of the most revered bands of all time.  The PETER GABRIEL-led Genesis.  Fans wax rhapsodic about "Selling England By The Pound" and "The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway" in a way you can’t get ANYBODY to testify about the band’s hit-laden eighties records.  It […]

The Clive Question

Boy did Andy Lack fuck THIS one up. As you will remember, the Warner BMG merger broke up over valuation.  As in Bertelsmann wanted more.  The question arises, WAS IT WORTH MORE? We know how the Warner movie played out.  Richard Parsons, knowing nothing about music, reading the PRESS instead of being knowledgeable about his […]