It was the first record I bought in college. I’m listening to that copy now. When Crosby, Stills & Nash broke we all bought Buffalo Springfield’s “Retrospective,” we all wanted more. And when “Deja Vu” was released some of us bought “Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere,” but at the time you did not hear “Cinnamon […]

The haves make singles and the have-nots make albums. I know, I know, that sounds counterintuitive, but it’s the reality. Ask yourself if you’re in the hit business, if so, you’re a have. If you’re not, you’re a have-not. And at this point hits are hip-hop influenced, pop is dying, but we’ll include it too. […]

Life’s been good to me so far. I first saw the James Gang at Staples High School, in Westport, Connecticut, in the spring of 1970, they were opening for Rhinoceros, and when Joe sat at the organ and played the intro to “Take a Look Around”… I was elated. Steph turned me on to “Yer’ […]

The last time I bought a turntable was this weekend. Forty one years ago. My parents told me I could buy the stereo of my dreams as a college graduation present, but having the traveling gene I declined, until I ended up in Los Angeles going to law school and took them up on their […]