I felt strangely disconnected from last night’s CMA Awards. Maybe it’s because I think Brad Paisley is a great guitar player but only a B level songwriter.  Maybe it’s because I believe in the Beatles, and no matter how great some of those George Strait records are, I can only believe in him so much […]

I threw a Journey cassette away. The publicity firm we used for W.A.S.P. also repped Journey.  The girl who wrote the bio had just graduated from USC and was proud of this.  She gave me "Frontiers". I gave it a spin.  And then tossed it.  Because I didn’t want anybody to see it. Our collections […]

Neil Young is a scumbag. That’s what my buddy said at dinner last night. He loved Neil Young, but no longer. Because Neil blamed the union for cancellation of his gig, when the true story is he just couldn’t sell enough tickets! 6,000 at the Forum. Is this any surprise? For a guy who’s overcharged […]

As go the Eagles, so goes the business. The Eagles charged sky high ticket prices for an in-demand event, their first reunion tour, after hell unfroze. Other acts followed suit.  Unfortunately, many without the status and cachet of the Eagles. The Eagles sold fan club memberships with the right to buy good seats. Every superstar […]