How did the Grammys become the Oscars? You know, an organization that is so inside it honors “art” that most people have never consumed. Yes, the Oscars are famous for this. The big movies never get nominated, or they are as part of an expanded list to pay homage to the hoi polloi but never […]

https://spoti.fi/3Uzjbkq 1. “Hey, Western Union Man” – Bruce Springsteen 2. “Hey, Western Union Man” – Jerry Butler 3. “Hey, Western Union Man” – Al Kooper 4. “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” – Bruce Springsteen 5. “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine (Anymore)” – Frankie Valli 6. “The Sun Ain’t Gonna Shine Anymore” – Walker Brothers […]

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The highlight was John Mellencamp, but I’ll get to that. After some lighthearted remarks by John Sykes, an unrecognizable man hit the stage to over-testify about Duran Duran. Wearing a lime green suit he looked like a cartoon character. It turned out to be Robert Downey, Jr. And I’m sitting there thinking, can you get […]