Lindsey Buckingham gets all the credit. Stevie Nicks gets all the attention. But Christine McVie was the glue. She bridged the gap from obscurity to fame. Nicks twirled, but it was Christine with her understated beauty that enraptured us. And it was Christine’s track that broke the new Fleetwood Mac. Yes, “Over My Head” paved […]

I didn’t think I liked ZZ Top. I think it was their record company. By this time, London had outlived all usefulness, it seemed to be the last stop for those who couldn’t get signed to Warner Brothers, never mind Columbia or RCA. But I was prey to the hype, like touring with farm animals. […]

From: Graeham Goble Subject: It’s A Long Way There – Little River Band Hi Bob. I read, with great interest, your blog on my song ‘It’s A Long Way There’. I wrote it on June 2nd, 1972, almost 40 years ago! Time certainly has gone fast. I was in my 20s and I had just […]

Maybe they were spending too much time on Justin Timberlake… Late last night I broke the shrinkwrap on a pair of Sennheiser MM 100‘s. I’ve been evaluating headphones, and nothing came close to my old PMX 60’s until these. You know that feeling when what’s pouring into your ears is music? Not that bottom-heavy compressed […]