She’s cardboard.  Two-dimensional. Carrie Underwood’s not a star, she’s commerce. Oh, don’t get your panties in a knot.  But all you people e-mailing me that Carrie Underwood won "Idol" and is now a star…you’re focusing on facts, not emotions.  And emotions are the key to stardom. In the controlled world of Nashville/country music, Carrie Underwood […]

Simon Cowell is a star. I like Kelly Clarkson.  She’s cute, honest about her weight/body image and is a good singer.  But she’s not a star.  Her best material is written by others.  And she has the depth of an Oreo cookie.  If I asked her to wrestle between higher taxes and a social safety […]

How To Try Spotify Immediately, No Matter Where You Live It no longer works, so don’t trash your mouse or trackpad clicking away. But read this article, read the comments.  What we’ve got here is demand.  For a legal service.  Not yet launched in America. Demand.  That’s not only the foundation of the music business, […]

In the town where I was raisedThe clock ticks and the cattle grazeTime passed with amazing graceBack where I come from "Back Where I Come From"Mac McAnally I got an e-mail from Scott Borchetta, proprietor of Big Machine and Valory Records, singing the praises of both his indie labels and one of his charges, Justin […]