In the town where I was raisedThe clock ticks and the cattle grazeTime passed with amazing graceBack where I come from "Back Where I Come From"Mac McAnally I got an e-mail from Scott Borchetta, proprietor of Big Machine and Valory Records, singing the praises of both his indie labels and one of his charges, Justin […]

LOVE HAS NO PRIDE A revelation. Have you ever been left? It hurts bad enough to go first, you’re wracked with guilt.  But when you’re left behind, you’re truly at loose ends.  You were the last to know.  Usually your beloved decided to move out, to dump you long before.  They’re over the emotional hump.  […]

That was FANTASTIC! Metallica lacked the bottom, that visceral pounding on your chest that you get at a live gig.  They proved conventional wisdom, that rock and roll doesn’t work on TV. I stumbled into last night’s 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert during Paul Simon.  When Crosby & Nash joined him […]

Consider this a public service announcement. I broke from this screen to watch the final "Curb Your Enthusiasm".  Talk about being nostalgic… The nineties were a lost decade for me.  My ex moved out in ’89, just when "Seinfeld" began.  I was a comedy nut, I’d seen all the stand-ups on late night TV, even […]