Archive for 2026/01


The Grammys-SiriusXM This Week

Tune in Saturday January 31st to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. Phone #: 844-686-5863 If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

Springsteen On The Grammys

I know this sounds contradictory to what I’ve been saying, but hang in there. “Streets of Minneapolis” may have no legs as a record (ignore its #1 status on iTunes, only old people buy tracks and the number required to top the chart is minuscule), but it does have power as a statement. That’s what […]

This Is The Idea

“Minnesota” – Marsh Family adaptation of “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Some Flowers in Your Hair)” The Marsh Family are British. They’re relative unknowns. This was posted on YouTube on Tuesday. It already has 235,386 views. Someone e-mailed me about it. I watched and was motivated to tell you about it. Imagine this with […]

Choosin’ Texas

Speaking of hit records… I just got an e-mail saying Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” was the “Best podium in many years.” Speaking of podiums, Mikaela Shiffrin just did a podcast wherein she talked about her trolls: “‘I Have Nightmares’ — Mikaela Shiffrin and Simone Biles Detail the Horrors of Online Hate” ‘I Have Nightmares’ — […]