Paul Carrack wrote and sang the classic “How Long” for his band Ace, and sang “Tempted” for Squeeze and “Silent Running” and “The Living Years” for Mike and the Mechanics. Carrack also played keys on such varied albums as Roxy Music’s “Avalon,” the Pretenders’ “Learning to Crawl” and Elton John’s “Made in England.” He’s part […]

Beat the Grammys in the ratings. And to make the comparison even more interesting, they shared the same producer, Ben Winston! Variety shows are dead. People don’t want to sit through anything they’re not interested in. NOTHING! So if you’re producing something trying to appeal to everyone, you’re in a death spiral. Hell, Adele’s special […]

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3noLxQh There were two new artists on the “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” soundtrack, Gerard McMahon and the Ravyns. Neither of their songs are on streaming services. You can buy them at iTunes, but you can’t hear them on Spotify, Amazon or Apple, I checked. But I know them by heart. 1982… MTV hadn’t […]

Who would you pick to be the keyboard player of the fantasy band? This is not necessarily the best keyboard player, but the best keyboard player for a BAND! Tune in tomorrow, Novemver 16th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863  Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive Hear the episode live […]