No one knew what satellite radio was until Howard Stern signed on. And people hate Howard. Suddenly satellite radio went from something cool, the new iPod, into the same old thing, but you pay for it. I mean who wants to pay for Howard Stern?  Oh, his show is better than ever, but it’s all […]

Could it be that major labels and mainstream media foist endless hip-hop and vapid pop on the marketplace because they don’t know how to SELL the road bands?  In other words, is it 1967 all over again? Yes, "Are You Experienced" came out in 1967.  Did it have any mainstream traction?  Of course not.  What […]

"It Ain’t Easy"Ron Davies The best track on "Ziggy Stardust" is "Moonage Daydream". But the most surprising cut is Bowie’s cover of Ron Davies’ "It Ain’t Easy", which ends side one. I’m trying to replicate a sampler album I got from A&M in my freshman year of college.  Oh, I’ve got Free’s "I’ll Be Creepin’", […]

Now even I want to fuck John Taylor. I only know Steve Jones as the guy who used to ride his motorcycle right up to the front door of his apartment in Beverly Hills, right next door to that of my quasi in-laws. Well, I know Jonesy as the guitarist of the Sex Pistols. But […]