My doctor’s a Republican. Seems hard to fathom until one contemplates how he got to his esteemed perch. Through a ton of hard work. He had to get good grades to get into a good college and had to repeat this process to get into a good medical school and become chief resident. Still, despite […]

Apple is the Beatles of tech. Once upon a time, the youth of America looked forward to the new releases of their favorite bands. Now they look forward to the latest from Apple. Why is this? 1. Apple Surprises Us A band would make the iPod and give up. Tour incessantly on the fumes of […]

Today I went inside the belly of the beast. I’m going to tell you what I learned. A. BIGCHAMPAGNE "All the innovation’s taking place on the edges." Eric Garland At least Live Nation knows this. Unlike the labels. That’s what is killing the latter, they’re just trying to hang on to what they’ve got, believing […]

By time I moved to Los Angeles, Sammy Hagar had already left Montrose. The ubiquitous airplay of the band’s debut had already faded. And therefore I only caught the fumes of Sammy playing the classics as the decade wore on. Music used to be regional. If you didn’t live in the neighborhood, if your local […]