DON’T BOTHER TRYING TO CHANGE SOMEBODY’S MIND Read this article: “Where Facts Were No Match for Fear – Civic boosters in central Montana hoped for some federal money to promote tourism. A disinformation campaign got in the way.” https://www.nytimes.com/2021/10/24/us/politics/montana-misinformation-national-heritage.html Then you’ll know it’s hopeless trying to convince people of the truth if they’re invested in […]

The world is falling apart. Maybe physically, with climate change. Maybe politically, with the rise of authoritarianism. But I’m talking emotionally. There is too much information and no center. People aren’t sure where they belong anymore. Sure, there’s a crisis of misinformation, mostly fostered online. But once you get past the effects of said falsehoods, […]

I was just talking to an English musician who is afraid to go on the road. Covid is raging, people aren’t wearing masks and he doesn’t trust the government. Which has pooh-poohed and botched the Covid response: “Covid: UK’s early response worst public health failure ever, MPs say”: https://bbc.in/3jovPlN As you will remember, it was […]

This is hysterical! My inbox is blowing up! I don’t get anywhere near this amount of response when I write about music. As George Drakoulias said to me on the Staples Center floor, he used to argue about records, not anymore. How did the cultural zeitgeist switch so much? Did music let us down or […]