What the hell was she doing on SNL? She’s the biggest act in the world. Bigger than Drake, bigger than Taylor Swift, bigger than ANYBODY! Maybe because she goes away, she’s not working it all the time, maybe because she has hits, in a genre almost everyone has forgotten about, straight ahead pop, sans the […]

I hate to pierce the bubble on this, but am I the only one who thought this wasn’t good, ultimately barely watchable? Byrne’s barefoot danceathon got raves on the road. And when the reaction caught up with the country, when the press finally realized what was going on, Byrne took the show to Broadway, in […]

“Chase Rice’s Tour Stop #1 – Hosts Absolutely Packed Concert… No Masks, Social Distancing” Who thought this was a good idea? Interesting this is getting no coverage in the music trades. Crickets on “Billboard,” ditto on “Pollstar,” never mind “Hits.” Funny how a business that makes its money working weekends is covered by writers who […]

Charlie Puth covers Bruce Springsteen’s Growin’ Up for “Jersey 4 Jersey” Benefit Concert But when they said, ‘Sit down,’ I stood up Bon Jovi singlehandedly made New Jersey cool. Or at least lifted it up from the depths. Let’s see… Newark? Nothing good ever happened there, other than maybe the birth of Philip Roth. Growing […]