So I’m fooling around with Spotify radio. I’ve got a problem with Pandora, the tune-outs and you can’t fast-forward and Tim Westergren is a Moonie. And whenever I’m given the ability to fast-forward on these services I end up just clicking to see what they play next and not even listening, it’s frustrating. But you […]

Andy couldn’t stop talking about his down jacket. Just before the season opened he’d gone to Aspen and purchased it. And he didn’t stop wearing it and telling me how cheap it was. But I ignored him. Because I don’t care about fashion. My wardrobe got stuck in the seventies. Only one problem, part of […]

Corporate rock opened the door for disco and then a deejay in Chicago blew up dance records and the whole business imploded and was saved by MTV. Anything MTV aired sold. Didn’t matter if it was ancient like Rod Stewart or brand new like Culture Club. But then Duran Duran happened and it became clear […]

1. Unsolicited E-Mail I’m not talking about spam, offers for imitation Viagra, but those bullshit e-mails from wannabe musicians imploring me to listen to their music and spread the word. I ain’t got the time and it’s not my job. We live in a pull economy. We find stuff we like and then we spread […]