WRITE SONGS That’s where all the money and action is. If you just want to be a player…you’re at the mercy of the band leader and studio work has dropped off dramatically. Today many songs are simple with one chord throughout. Don’t be beholden to what is popular now, classic song structure always triumphs. “Yesterday” […]

And Hollywood wonders why this was a box office disappointment? There have been reams of pages utilizing “One Battle After Another” as an illustration of a failure of the audience, that people just won’t come out to see a great movie. Having now watched it on HBO… I was hipped by Harold that it was […]

For the new year. Tune in Saturday December 27th to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz

I feel vindicated! According to the obituary in the “New York Times,” Pete Townshend considered “Yummy Yummy Yummy” one of his favorite songs when it came out. And I loved it too! I even bought the single! And singles were made to be played over and over, until the vinyl turned grey, and mine did… […]