I want to tell you about this one magical interlude, when Neil Finn’s guitar wouldn’t work. That was a regular staple of the show, Mr. Finn switching guitars.  But this time, the new axe made no sound. At all.  To the point where a roadie entered from stage right and got down on his hands […]

It was like Taylor Swift for adults. You know how you go to Taylor’s show and all the little girls sing along?  It was JUST LIKE THAT, only everyone in attendance had reached puberty. A chill went up my spine as they started to play.  This was genuine music, Neil Finn in his skinny tie […]

Stuck Like Glue I’m a big believer that "Love Shack" was a giant hit because of the sheer, unmitigated joy of Kate Pierson in the video. Yes, it’s hard to separate the clip from the hit, at least it was back in the days of MTV, when we all watched and were all addicted.  Now […]

I’m fascinated by Cee-Lo’s track. For the uninitiated, and no one will be out of the loop for long, you can get up to speed here:I first encountered "F**K YOU" in e-mail, early this morning.  Scanning through dozens of messages, nearly a hundred, I saw one by Jay Frank of Futurehitdna fame speaking about a […]