CARRY ME So Jackson Browne goes to see Lyle Lovett at the Arlington Theatre in Santa Barbara and in the middle of the show Lyle calls him out, insists he come up on stage and perform a number. Jackson figures he’s going to sing backup.  But Lyle hands him a guitar and makes him sing […]

What kind of crazy fucked up world do we live in where acts utilize paperless ticketing to benefit their fans, to make sure those who really care can get inside the building at a fair price, and these same fans think they’re getting screwed and want the right to a paper ticket? StubHub has been […]

"We Can’t Make It Here" is the most played MP3 in my iTunes library. On this computer, which I purchased in late 2006, I’ve got 159 plays.  And since the track is 5:22 long that’s a little over 850 minutes of listening, in other words a little over fourteen hours. And that doesn’t include over […]

Bob, For close Grammy-watchers, by far the most cringe-worthy moment of the show was not Dylan (weird for years).And it wasn’t the Aretha tribute.But rather, it was Aretha’s over-the-top left-field tribute to: ‘that Grammy Visionary, Producer Ken Ehrlich.’ Whoa? What the hell?  What just happened there?! Well let’s see.Back from death’s door, ‘Re looks 100 […]