Conventional wisdom is frequently wrong. It’s kind of like a superstar act releasing a new album. Expectations are high, but frequently there’s disappointment. Not only Frampton’s “I’m In You,” but everything Michael Jackson did past “Thriller.” He kept telling us he was the King of Pop, we got turned off and stopped listening. The newspapers […]

My favorite game show was “Kideo Village.” The junior version of “Video Village,” it aired on Saturday morning, along with “Crusader Rabbit” and “Andy Devine”…PLUNK YOUR MAGIC TWANGER, FROGGY! Boy did I hate that show. And there were no other choices. I’d sit in front of the TV with the can of Charles Chips and […]

What kind of crazy fucked-up world do we live in where politicians eschew corporate donations but musicians are in bed with the companies? One in which music, normally the pusher of the envelope, has lost touch with its audience. Credibility is key. That’s why people have stopped believing Elon Musk. You’re supposed to over deliver […]

The POlice in New York City They chased a boy right through the park “Goats Head Soup” was a disappointment after “Exile On Main Street.” Then again, what could follow up that two-disc set. Now “Exile On Main Street” did not set the world on fire. It entered the chart at number one and fell […]