I admit it, I got turned on to this track by Rascal Flatts’s guitarist, Joe Don Rooney. Yes, I listened. Come on, who wouldn’t? But the reason Mr. Rooney tracked me down was my love of “Still Feels Good,” which still puts a smile on my face today. At least that’s what I think. And […]

You won’t have Simon Cowell to kick around anymore. Oh, don’t believe that. Stars come and go, starmakers are forever. Simon will return to the English version of the show and will create another star, which is what Simon Cowell does, just like Clive Davis delivers divas and resuscitates the careers of old farts. And […]

I’ve been meaning to write about winter. But every time the inspiration hits, I’m far from the computer. And I hate writing when I’m not inspired, because my audience is too large. The negative feedback, or the lack of any feedback at all, is inhibiting. Once upon a time I labored in near-obscurity. It didn’t […]

“7 Things a Record Deal Teaches You About the Music Industry” I wish I could have written this myself, but alas, I did not have the experience. This is the best non-sour grapes delineation of what it means to make a deal with a major I’ve ever read. It illustrates that first and foremost major […]