Subject: Hey, it’s Neal Francis Bob, I was very surprised and honored to read your reaction to my song “Changes, Pts. 1 & 2.”  I have been aware of you for several years now. My band and I listened to your podcast on long van rides, and we were thoroughly entertained by your erudite, albeit sometimes […]

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3kJeRxZ YouTube: https://bit.ly/3e7RFIj I found this on Spotify’s “Discover Weekly.” Since the service is run by algorithm there are more misses than hits on this playlist, but I go back every now and again to see what’s shaking and… I’m not at a loss for recommendations, it’s just that too many are of acts […]

Well that didn’t work. In case you’re out of the loop, or just don’t care, which is the case with so many who’ve canceled Morgan Wallen, “Dangerous” just notched its seventh week atop the “Billboard” chart. So if the goal was to ostracize Wallen, to kill his career, that hasn’t happened. What is the rule […]

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3pYqBh4 YouTube: https://bit.ly/3r0tQWx You know it when you hear it. And I only had to hear Amythyst Kiah’s “Black Myself” once and I got it. Long before it was over. But there’s no place for “Black Myself” in today’s music world, it falls between the cracks. Sans beats, more about melody than rhythm, even […]