Miley Cyrus covers Summertime Sadness in the Live Lounge It’s better than the original. The tsunami of hype told me Miley Cyrus covered Lana Del Rey’s “Summertime Sadness,” but I didn’t click through until I got personal e-mail, that’s what it takes, people we trust telling us to check something out. And what I discovered […]

I just heard this on Sirius XM. It’s getting to be that time of year again. When the days get shorter, and colder, and you hole up with your favorite fourth quarter album releases. At the end of 1964, it was hard to believe the Beatles had just broken in January. “I Want To Hold […]

Hello Mr. Henkel, this is Harvey Johnson Can I speak to Penelope Ann? That’s what happened. Right around seven pm. Long before the Internet, long before social networks, teenagers burned up the telephone lines. It was a rite of passage, before we started our homework, we dialed in to catch up on our day. But […]

Our rockers, they don’t last long. I came to the Velvet Underground late. I didn’t listen to their first LP and start a band. A friend played me “Sister Ray” back in ’68, but I saw no need to buy the album, same deal with the Mothers of Invention, I had to come to them […]