I was thinking that music should be banned from VH1, then I saw Pearl Jam. I read this great quote. How did they decide to honor the Who? Well, they were thinking of someone else, but the Who were available. They were creating a TV show! Maybe that’s how they ended up with this ridiculous […]

LINE OF THE NIGHT So I’m wandering the Forum floor, looking for Lisa and Brooks, and I run into Dave. He’s just upgraded a young couple from the cheap seats to the first five rows. They’re giddy, in a state of disbelief, and I say I want to go on his next mission, into the […]

I’m not sure these events are about the music. They raise a lot of money, you’ve heard of the acts, but when David Foster told us he’d have us back home for the 11 o’clock news, I winced. Like this crowd had never gotten the memo that news was now 24/7, at your fingertips, but […]

I’m trying to decide whether to go to the Coldplay gig Monday night. I didn’t even know that Coldplay was going to be in town. Not because I don’t care about the band, but because it’s impossible to know what’s going on anymore. There’s not one site that lists every concert happening, at least not […]