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, […]

I gave up going to Bruce Springsteen concerts after "The Rising".  It was just too creepy.  It was an incredible simulation of what once WAS.  All effort, a Twinkie without the center.  I no longer recognized this guy. Where was the alienated fuck who needed to make music to survive as opposed to please his […]