Blame Jethro Tull. In 1989 Ian Anderson’s successful yet hated band of rotating musicians won the “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance at the 31st Annual Grammy Awards and all hell broke loose. That Grammy was supposed to go to Metallica, for their album “..And Justice for All.” And the only people more vocal in their displeasure […]

Playlist: https://spoti.fi/3l0cQNO Note: The most played track in my iTunes library, with 249 plays, is the acoustic version of James McMurtry’s “We Can’t Make It Here.” The playlist contains the studio version. You can hear the acoustic version here: https://bit.ly/3v3KC9H And you should. Tune in today, March 9th, to Volume 106, 7 PM East, 4 […]

The internet killed MTV. Have streaming television, social media and on demand music services killed the Grammy telecast? I’ll say yes. In case you missed the memo, which you probably did, since you obviously missed the show, Golden Globe ratings tanked by 62%. Now we can say they were hobbled by Covid-19. Then again, aren’t […]

Bob, Just wanted to reply to your missive about Neal Francis. What spurred me to write is how gracious his manager Brendan O’Connell’s reply was to you in response to your comment “Someone’s got a deep pocket.” I’d ask you to take a step back and reflect about how dismissive of hard work and sacrifice […]