Who gives a shit?  This is news? Pearl Jam was the leading act of the nineties. Radiohead paves the way in the twenty first century. Furthermore, Pearl Jam’s very first album was its very best.  And only hard core fans care about what the Seattle rockers are releasing today. They’re gonna get a big check […]

Last Thursday night I went to Staples Center to see Fleetwood Mac. I was truly excited.  Last time through, they killed. But this time…it was a dash for cash.  Lacking the balance of the pristine Christine McVie, we were left with guitar solos and Stevie Nicks’ desire to be twenty five forever. It’s a construct.  […]

The A&R man said I don’t hear a single "Into The Great Wide Open"Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers That’s exactly where we’re going.  Into the great wide open. Single-mania didn’t hit until the era of MTV, when everything became focused on the track.  You honed the music, shot an expensive video, rolling the dice, hoping […]

I just finished a book entitled "The Talent Code". It’s not much different from "Outliers".  It references the same 10,000 hours for greatness.  But there’s a bit of science, illustrating that it’s all about the formation of myelin on your nerves via "deep practice".  The more myelin, the more skill.  Deep practice is about breaking […]