1 There was a moment there when she was hip. I became aware of her back in ’69, with her song “Beautiful People.” I can’t tell you where I heard it. Possibly on AM. But probably on FM. By that time I was totally hooked. There was the progenitor in New York, WOR. And then […]

This is not a harbinger of what’s to come, this is the last gasp of a dead paradigm. In other words, record reviews are history. We needed them. Because there was no way to hear most of the music. We needed guidance before we laid down our cold hard cash. And we got to the […]

If I mention anything about Trump, I’m accused of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” from his acolytes. If I write anything about Taylor Swift, absolutely anything, I hear from her fans that I’m a hater. This is the America we now live in. Black and white. Or should I say red and blue. Everybody’s got a tribe, […]

I’m stunned how much feedback I got about “Killers of the Flower Moon.” If I’d written about a record I would have gotten a fraction of the responses. It seems more people are familiar with Scorsese’s movie than the music of Taylor Swift. Yes, Taylor Swift, our national icon, America’s girlfriend/sweetheart. I’m sure you’re sick […]