I was gridlocked on the freeway listening to Sirius. That’s when I learned they had a Neil Diamond station, and it was going to expire in a matter of days. I immediately switched to Channel 3 and heard an oldie. Then the middle-aged dream came on and explained the backstory to the song "Forgotten" from […]

Lyor might be pilloried, but he’s doing better than Jimmy. How can that be? A drum roll please… The label with the greatest market share of current product year to date is…ATLANTIC RECORDS! Hell, if you include catalog, Atlantic is #2 to RIGA. Jimmy’s got 7.45% of the overall market, including catalog, and Atlantic 7… […]

Maybe it’s because I’ve got a subwoofer in my car. I’ve got no idea what’s going on with the weather in L.A. It’s Memorial Day weekend and it’s RAINING! Contrary to what Albert Hammond said, it does rain in Southern California. But never in May. It’s all gray, it feels like a fall day. When […]

Last night I caught the Republic Tigers on Letterman. No, I was not surfing. As a matter of fact, I was watching a recording of "The Deadliest Catch". But I went back to live TV because I got an e-mail from a friend, telling me the band was going to be on. How RIDICULOUS! Oh, […]