That’s Doobie and Allman to you. The Doobies get a bad rap.  That’s what a string of Top Forty hits will do to you.  But to hear Tom Johnston’s pure voice is akin to being drenched in honey and licked clean.  You feel both alive and renewed! Although traffic has decreased in L.A. since the […]

1 "Do you want me to call security?" Threatened by this barely legal female in a body-hugging dress, I said SURE! This tiny guy in a trilby hat had told us we had to move.  Which seemed surprising, since we were with the label, the manager, THE ACT! Once upon a time, the Roxy had […]

A geekfest! Somewhere in the last decade, "geek" went from pejorative to badge of honor.  Those not good-looking enough, not hip enough, not cool enough, took "geek" back, the same way African-Americans reclaimed "nigger". The mainstream music industry has been focused on hip and cool forever.  The key is to build an act that sits […]

Everything is so RIGHT about this project that I think Joe Satriani should drop his lawsuit IMMEDIATELY! Ultimately, it’s not about money, but FANS! Granted, Coldplay’s making a shitload of cash, but they DESERVE IT! The first rule of music is that it be ear-pleasing.  Don’t beat up Coldplay because they include the special sauce, […]