Has Kamala Harris’s campaign ushered in a new era of optimism? Was the pent-up demand already there, just waiting to be released? And was Taylor Swift’s Eras tour just a harbinger of a new era? And the nearly overnight success of Chappell Roan indicative of this newfound optimism? Let’s be clear, there’s been a lot […]

Is death. Or at best stasis. But probably a step in the wrong direction. Tell me about a band whose road numbers increased after they stopped having hits. Tell me about a movie sequel that did better than the original. Of course there are exceptions. Nitpicking is not the point. The point is if you’re […]

“They don’t write ’em like that anymore” And they surely don’t. Greg Kihn and his band were on Beserkley Records, famous up to this point for the initial Modern Lovers album, partially produced by John Cale, the group contained David Robinson, long before he had success drumming for the Cars, and Jerry Harrison, and this […]

I am a JSX fan!  Living close to their Concord/Napa hub (although Napa is a stretch), I fly to Burbank and OC.  I used to be the guy who got on as the doors were closing before 9/11, and now I can (almost) do it again! Traveled with golf clubs on my last trip with […]