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 […]

It was not must see TV. I thought the Stones were good, Mick Jagger sounded great, and then when the keyboard came in, I realized it was all prerecorded and massaged and I was disappointed. Yes, “One World” was not live. And it played to the lowest common denominator, the supposed one world we all […]