There’s a fiction that everybody cares, they do not. That’s what sank the Grammys. Sure, they went young, but the belief that all young people care about these acts is plain wrong. Not that you’d expect an organization influenced by the major labels to understand that. The ratings for everything are falling. Not only awards […]

Blame Jethro Tull. In 1989 Ian Anderson’s successful yet hated band of rotating musicians won the “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards and all hell broke loose. That Grammy was supposed to go to Metallica, for their album “..And Justice for All.” And the only people more vocal in their displeasure […]

Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3l0cQNO Note: The most played track in my iTunes library, with 249 plays, is the acoustic version of James McMurtry’s “We Can’t Make It Here.” The playlist contains the studio version. You can hear the acoustic version here: https://bit.ly/3v3KC9H And you should. Tune in today, March 9th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 […]

Responding to what Sasha Brown said, Bob, he’s right on about life on the road and the toll it takes, and the dedication it requires. Sometime in the mid-70s I came to realize that the artist was simply a money pump for the labels, the managers, the agents. I was travelling with, as I recall, […]