My inbox is full of people saying I need to respect Bruce Springsteen, he’s an icon who is making an effort. Is anybody else doing this? Yes, Billy Bragg, who has always been on this tip: “City of Heroes” But you’ve probably never heard the Billy Bragg song, because he’s not as famous as the […]

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The problem is it’s not that good a song. Then again, neither was “We Are the World.” My inbox is blowing up with missives about this new Springsteen number. And I applaud Bruce’s effort, but it’s no “Hungry Heart,” as in it’s not an instant, one listen banger. And what you need in the Spotify […]

1 I finished this book Sunday night. I started it Sunday morning. I wasn’t hooked at first, but then I got into it and… I was going to write about it yesterday, but I had two hour long phone calls and I’m still wound up after those. They were personal, not business. One the follow-up […]