“Taking Chances” The problem with singer-songwriters is they’ve got to compete with Joni Mitchell. I can only play one record at one time, if they don’t measure up to those of the Canadian icon, I won’t continue to spin them. You see music is not graded on a curve. Good is not good enough. We […]

I hate KISS. Or is it Kiss? No disrespect intended, from now on I’m going to use the latter. Then again, this is all about disrespect. Kiss was a johnny-come-lately with lousy songs that appealed to those who’d only recently experienced puberty. They went on the road playing their lame music to pyrotechnics, trying to […]

Note: I neglected to include my Dukes Of September Spotify playlist with the last missive, you have to click through, you have to hear Boz’s version of "Love T.K.O." "Sweet Freedom" Did you see that Billy Crystal/Gregory Hines flick? You know, the one from ’86, entitled "Running Scared", from when we still believed movies could […]

The best thing that ever happened to Katy Perry was she got divorced. Have you read David Brooks’s essay "The Power Of The Particular" in the "New York Times"? I recommend it, even if you’re not a Springsteen fan. That’s what it’s about. Flying to Europe to see the Boss. Brooks marvels at all the […]