"Addicted To Love" is a pretty good record, but if you want sheer magic, you’ve got to go further back into Robert Palmer’s career, the first two solo records, when no one was paying attention. I bought the second one first.  A promo.  The torrent of its day, even if you did have to actually […]

Now the concert business is imploding. It’s not like promoters, managers, agents and acts couldn’t see this coming.  They just didn’t want to believe it.  They’re just as ignorant as their major label brethren. It’s just that their comeuppance is occurring a decade later. How long did you think it was going to last?  Did […]

It’s about songs. You can be as beautiful as Beyonce, as desirable as Angelina Jolie, and it won’t mean shit in this business unless your songs are good.  You can create atmospheric music that will garner you a sizable audience, but if you want to break through and stay there you’ve got to have a […]

They were there to see Eric.  If he played fast and grimaced, the audience leapt to its feet.  It was like Winwood was a sideman, living in Slowhand’s shadow. But I was there to see Steve. You’ll be impressed if you go to see Clapton.  He assumes no airs and doesn’t battle those competing with […]