Next stop, THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL! It was wonderful. Like most new things, stuff everybody suddenly becomes enamored of, Fitz & The Tantrums are hiding in plain sight. You’re gonna love ’em, you just don’t know about ’em yet. Sure, the music is retro. But it’s not a rip-off, not a compendium of samples, but brand […]

So last night we went to see the Monkees at the Greek. And when the show was over we were in Rena’s office listening to Andy Gould, the band’s manager, talk about the show. I asked him whose idea it was to project all the old footage, and after indicating it was his, Andy looked […]

I loved playing, but I hated practicing. When I was six years old my parents schlepped me to Bridgeport for piano lessons. There were six of us munchkins, three per piano, it was a great thrill to be able to master the notes and play the tunes. But I refused to ride home with Margaret, […]

No dancing, no explosions, just music. Music lives on the Internet. This wouldn’t work half as well on the big screen, but sitting in front of the computer you feel like you’re literally on stage, in front of the very first row, Adele looks positively human. The lack of a scorched earth publicity campaign makes […]