Anybody waiting breathlessly for this? I mean doesn’t it seem like a rerun?  Or worse, a chance for acts to get exposure? Music made it based on being different.  On not repeating itself.  "Sgt. Pepper" was a quantum leap forward from "Revolver", and the White Album could not have been predicted from listening to "Pepper".  […]

CD Sales From Hits: 1. Hilary Duff "Most Wanted"Hollywood Sales this week: 200,477Debut Don’t they usually release this shit just before Thanksgiving?  When moms no longer in touch with their developing daughters buy something they USED to be into as an Xmas gift? This is how far we’ve come.  When a useless cash-in remix album […]

Who knew a little ditty about standing on the corner in a small Arizona town would lead to this. The Eagles are California’s Beatles.  And maybe the whole country’s.  They’re not flashy like Michael Jackson or the Stones, they’re not trying to impress you, rather they’re PLAYING FOR YOU! Going to the gig today is […]

JAMES TAYLOR Well, can we call 10,000 a night a disappointment? Well, if capacity is 20,000. This is a classic JT summer tour.  I mean how many times have you seen it?  As the man gets ever-blander.  With too many backup singers and a focus on sweet singing instead of meaning. Tickets ain’t stratospheric.  This […]