Archive for 2012/06


Eric Carmen On The Beach Boys

Bob, Your review gave me chills! I, for one, have discussed, many times, with many people, the idea that Brian is, perhaps, the Mozart of our generation. I love the Beatles. I love the Stones. I love the Who and the Byrds. But "Pet Sounds" and "Sunflower" blew my mind. There are moments on those […]

Sillerman

A Concert Mogul Is Betting on Electronic Dance Music You’ve got to sell to somebody. Just ask Zappos. Or Groupon! Zappos sold to Amazon, otherwise the online retail giant would have gone into competition with the sassy shoe sales site. As for Groupon… It should have sold to Google. It made the mistake of believing […]

The Beach Boys Album

Paul McCartney should be quaking in his boots. This record should be unlistenable, a complete waste of time, Brian hasn’t done anything good since 1998’s "Imagination". That’s the only time he recaptured the original Beach Boys sound, when he worked with Joe Thomas. He worked with Joe Thomas again. I had zero hopes for this […]

Joe Walsh On Howard Stern

Howard Stern interviews Joe Walsh (06/04/12) I play "So What" all the time. I know, I know, you’re supposed to play "The Smoker You Drink" or "But Seriously Folks", not the disappointing follow-up to the hit. But I drop the proverbial needle and it makes me feel so good! Now I was there at the […]