This is not really my thing. But I find myself deeply affected. I won’t say the Beastie Boys were the Beatles of their generation, but they too tested limits and were decried by oldsters and embraced by youngsters. Their party anthem was ubiquitous on MTV when that channel still meant something. And unlike too many […]

They’re the new radio. As a result, you’ve got to exercise tender loving care, you’ve got to be a deejay, you’ve got to earn your listeners’ trust and keep it. We’ll only tolerate a fifteen or twenty percent tune-out rate. I was forwarded Esquire’s "Songs Every Man Should Listen to 2012" and you shouldn’t. But […]

1. Jack White "Blunderbuss" Sales this week: 137,554 Most people just don’t care. Despite saturation marketing, Jack White is a niche player. His only hope is that his fans spread the word, the media’s not cutting it. This is no reflection upon Mr. White or his music. It’s just illustrating that SNL and print media […]

That’s how long it takes to become world class. That doesn’t mean you’ll be rich or famous. You might be a world class kiteboarder. Or a world class mountain climber. Or a world class shepherd. You might be respected by your peers. But everyone else might not even shrug their shoulders at your accomplishments, they […]