Legendary ZZ Top guitarist Billy F. Gibbons has a new solo album, “Hardware.” We discuss its making in the desert as well as Mexican food, hot sauce, automobiles, travel, “I’m Bad, I’m Nationwide” and so much more. Billy is quite the raconteur and you’ll want to hear him opine on multiple topics, it’s like hanging […]

It wasn’t a hit. I’m not saying it was a stiff, but most people never heard it. Furthermore, radio didn’t play it. By 1971, FM radio stations were leaning harder, there was no room for singer-songwriters and their quiet music. This even haunted James Taylor, the biggest of the lot. Suddenly, he was an AM […]

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The music business has changed dramatically and no one will admit it. I was stretching last night, one of the world’s most boring activities, so while I was doing so I was reading the Apple News on my phone and came across this article: “Why hit songs suddenly matter more than the stars that sing […]