"Jive Talkin’" Four years is an eternity in popular music. But that’s how long it was since the Bee Gees’ last hit, "How Can You Mend A Broken Heart". In the interim Jethro Tull released an album containing only one track, FM trounced AM and "Free Bird" became an anthem. But in the sporting goods […]

"Meadows" I had the world’s worst case of mononucleosis. At first I didn’t think it was that bad. I had a sore throat and I went to the University of Utah infirmary under Al’s name. That’s what you do when you’re a starving ski bum. Cut corners. And they did the test and said it […]

1. Justin Bieber Musical acts have had vanity labels for eternity, whether it be Sinatra with Reprise, the Beatles with Apple, even the Youngbloods with Raccoon. But the difference is those entities functioned within the usual system. They didn’t translate to the mainstream because said musical artists did not have a direct connection with the […]

"Angel Come Home""L.A. (Light Album)" If you start with "Pacific Ocean Blue", you won’t get it. But this delivers the pure Dennis Wilson essence, even though he didn’t write it. Doesn’t it sound just like a surfer past his prime who’s been abandoned by his honey who got tired of his slacking ways? Meanwhile, it […]