“Loco-Motion” was the second record I ever bought. Yes, I remember it’s hyphenated. Do you know how much I stared at that label? That’s where I first saw the words “Goffin/King.” At the time, I didn’t even know those were the writers! But how I loved that track. What is that sound? A saxophone? It […]

I smell money! I’ve been flying all over the world listening to an ever-decreasing number of old farts lamenting the music business ain’t what it used to be. That the kids have stolen all the music, that you just can’t get paid. And then I come to Las Vegas and find out we’re experiencing a […]

A woman dropped her suitcase on my head. You know America, where everybody’s time-challenged and cheap. They can’t check their bag because they might lose some time, and god forbid they spend extra money. Oh yeah, on Southwest bags fly FREE! But the airline is gonna lose them and you’ve got no time to waste […]

“YouTube to block indie labels who don’t sign up to new music service” Welcome to the winner take all economy. Or, to put it another way, did you really think Google and Facebook were FREE? You can’t have it both ways. Partake of the service and then bitch that you don’t like the terms when […]