Archive for 2025/07


Lord Huron’s “Bag of Bones”

It’s hypnotic. You know it when you hear it, this track stuck out in Jeff Pollack’s weekly pick of five. Nothing else resonated, but this did. Not that I was in a good mood. Usually that determines whether you’re receptive to new music, you have to be open to it, and that usually requires you […]

The Downtown/Universal Deal

It’s all about the data. The major labels blew the internet. If they didn’t have their catalogs, they’d be moribund enterprises, akin to other titans of the last century like MTV and terrestrial radio stations. The labels were so invested in the old model that they couldn’t adapt to the new. And when they finally […]

In The Big Room

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/7bbtCK8bw9afEV9IdjtMM1?si=edS067dpQ_-dQQnGCttEiw 1 There’s a killer version of “In Your Eyes,” but what I needed to hear most and am most satisfied with is another rendition of “Secret World.” Do you know this new Peter Gabriel live package is out? I had no idea until dyed-in-the-wool Gabriel/Genesis fan Jake texted me about it. Took me […]

Dream State

https://t.ly/tU5nO The first section of this book is positively mesmerizing. I’m not sure I’ve seen this situation detailed so well previously, at least not recently. You know how it is, when you feel a connection. And you wonder if they feel it too. There hasn’t been any conversation about it. You’re twisting in the wind, […]