You don’t have to wait until October 20th.  You don’t even have to drive to Wal-Mart!  Why waste all that gas and time when you can fire up your browser and download AC/DC’s "Black Ice" RIGHT NOW!  In superior 320 kbps quality!  With no DRM! Record companies no longer care about customers.  They just care […]

I find it funny that copyright holders are lobbying governments to force ISPs to track down file-traders .  Because the history of recorded music is available at any surfer’s fingertips.  You don’t need a P2P program at all.  A rudimentary knowledge of computerese and you can search for a RapidShare download or even a direct […]

"Boulevard" The opening number.  From Jackson’s victory lap, "Hold Out".  After the unforeseen stratospheric success known as "Running On Empty", after "No Nukes". The key lines are: Down at the golden cupThey set the young ones up This was a reference to the Gold Cup, a dive on the south side of Hollywood Boulevard, long […]

I first experienced Jackson Browne at the Fillmore East, opening for Laura Nyro.  This was long before I even knew who David Geffen was, never mind the fact that the two shared a manager.  All I knew was this guy opening for my favorite riveted the audience.  Kept everybody in rapt attention, almost an impossibility […]