In 1973, the Allman Brothers were the biggest band in the land. Sure, Duane had died two years before, not long after the commercial and artistic breakthrough known as “Fillmore East,” but the band carried on, ate a peach, lost Berry and emerged with an album so ubiquitous, we were all ramblin’ men and women. […]

Taylor Swift – Shake It Off Is this progress? Once upon a time Taylor Swift became the biggest star in the world by testifying from the depths of her soul. And now she’s soulless. Shake it off? Isn’t this one step away from the rappers boasting how much better they are than us? I’d say […]

“Simon Says” 1910 Fruitgum Company The first bubblegum hit and I absolutely HATED IT! This was ’68, “Disraeli Gears” was making an impact, as was underground FM radio, and we were subjected to this drivel on AM radio? We were going BACKWARDS! Come on, Simon Says was made for first graders, everybody soon outgrew it, […]

Too soon? I was never a fan until I heard the acoustic version of “Push” on a Star 98.7 holiday sampler. You remember Star 98.7, don’t you? Where Ryan Seacrest got his start paired with Lisa Foxx? She kept giving him a hard time for being so metrosexual. To think that if it weren’t for […]