Archive for the 'The Music' Category


David Beard’s Beach Boys Book

1 I live in California because of the Beach Boys. That may be hard to understand if you’re under the age of 40, as there has been a multi-decade campaign to vilify the state. But if you grew up in the sixties, California was a dream. The bleeding edge was on the west coast of […]

Favorite Solo Song From A Band Member-SiriusXM This Week

Tune in Saturday May 23rd 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

Paul McCartney On SNL

Does he know how bad he was? Is he in a bubble, is it the emperor’s new clothes, does he not know how he comes across? In case you missed it, try this: It’s positively sad. Then again, athletes retire, why not musicians? Then again, musicians never retire, they say they do a few times, […]

Re-Willie Nile

YES! Sold out show at historic McCabe’s Guitar. I was at Arista for Willie’s first album.  We could not break him. He kept at it.  He NEVER faltered, NEVER gave up. Willie is the real deal. Mike Bon _______________________________ I am now on the older side of this business… but I am still 25 years […]