That couldn’t possibly be his name. In the late sixties America was inundated with British acts, a second wave that was not about hit singles, but albums, wiping away the detritus of the British Invasion and pushing the populace forward via the newly embraced radio format known as FM. Previously littered with simulcasts and classical […]

“Winter” Tori Amos My favorite Tori song, from before she lost the plot. Did she become more obscure because of her success or was she headed that way? We’ll never know. But at this point this is my favorite winter song, the one I think about when the day is gray. “Winter” The Rolling Stones […]

1. “Come See About Me” The Supremes My favorite Supremes cut! A Holland-Dozier-Holland composition, it’s all about the groove. I distinctly remember dancing to this at the following year’s bar mitzvah parties. That’s right, some tracks are so rhythmic they incite us to get up from our chairs and ask Nancy or Betty or Jennifer […]

“Dirty City” Steve Winwood Steve can shred quite nicely thank you, as anyone who’s seen him tear apart “Dear Mr. Fantasy” recently is aware. But despite killing it live, despite putting out one of my favorite albums of the twenty first century, “About Time,” independently, doing everything right, the man was fading in impact. So, […]