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Lefsetz Is LIVE Again on SiriusXM This Week

Yes, through the miracle of technology, starting tomorrow, Tuesday, November 17th, Lefsetz Live will be once again, with the ability to call in and discuss tomorrow’s topic which is: Best Comeback Record (Album or Single) Tune in tomorrow to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 PM West. Phone #: 844-6-VOLUME, 844-686-5863 Twitter: @lefsetz or @siriusxmvolume/#lefsetzlive […]

More Boston

Re: BOSTON This was the most memorable musical encounter in my 12-year A&R career at Epic Records. One late afternoon my friend and colleague Lennie Petze brought Paul Ahern to my office and asked if I would listen to a cassette Paul brought him. We stepped into A&R head Steve Popovich’s office (Steve was out […]

E-Mail Of The Day

From: mrpunaway Subject: Re: Covid/Health Update Date: November 11, 2020 at 1:18:34 PM PST To: Bob Lefsetz I’m still recovering from my COVID-19 infection. Let me tell you, Bob, as a healthy 35 year old with no pre-existing conditions, this sucks. It knocked me on my ass for about 8 straight days and I’ve had […]

Boston

They could only do it once, but oh how well they did it. Corporate rock. Does Boston qualify? Some would say they were the progenitors, giving the public what it wanted, but I don’t put the band in that category, sure Tom Scholz distilled what he was hearing on the radio to create something palatable […]