THE JONAS BROTHERS! I was gonna give my pal Billy Gibbons and his buds a break, but they got caught in the undertow too. Every manager who booked his twentieth century act on this train-wreck of a show has INSURED that his client is now a HAS-BEEN! Do they think it’s the nineties? Do they […]

Wants to believe. I just finished reading the Eagles story in "Rolling Stone". Halfway through I wondered why. I decided it was because it was written by Charles M. Young, one of the legendary second wave "Rolling Stone" writers, and because I cared, I had an investment. I’d bought the debut on a whim, knowing […]

Forget Michael Buffer and the ridiculous boxing analogy, the screaming meemies and the endless Coke ads (with Simon even drinking from a logo-emblazoned red cup!), what struck me about the "American Idol" final duel was these two cats didn’t write the songs. David Cook did an almost credible version of "I Still Haven’t Found What […]

Will probably never happen. Chances are, even if you’re supporting yourself playing music and have a hard core fan base, most people in your neighborhood will have no idea who you are. Used to be there were markers. Getting signed. Hearing your song on the radio. Going to #1 on SoundScan. All those things can […]