1. Glee "Power Of Madonna" Sales this week: 97,973Debut Madonna always knew a hit song, no matter who wrote it (or who she wrote it with), and we learn once again the song is king.  A great song can be sung by anyone.  But what’s most interesting here is the sheer quantity of product, what […]

Is there a crime in having a good singer? Who do we blame here?  Too many shoegazing alternative acts or the Internet?  Used to be, after watching the Beatles on Ed Sullivan, when you formed a band you needed not only a lead guitarist, a rhythm player and bassist, a drummer too, but a LEAD […]

I could give a shit about Maroon 5, but I LOVE Mutt Lange! Solters asked if I’d meet James Diener.  Sure.  That was until I saw articles everywhere about the A&M/Octone guy, clueless people from financial magazines were calling me for background, ignoring everything I said and printing the press releases.  So I said no.  […]

Just a note to tell you he was Jeff Beck’s drummer last night. Rhonda Smith played bass with Prince, as well as Beyonce and Justin Timberlake.  And Jason Rebello has played keyboards with Sting and Chaka Khan.  And all three were incredible, but I want to focus on Mr. Walden.  Whom I remembered as being […]