And I thought love was only true in fairy tales. The legend of the Monkees is that they didn’t write their own songs, they didn’t play their own instruments, the whole think was fake. WRONG! The Monkees were the first indication that we’d won. That the old guard, the establishment, our parents, were no longer […]

Utterly astounding! They’re playing Monday night at Hotel Cafe. GO! With too many bands and too little time I’m relying on recommendations. And the problem is you can’t get into the hot rooms. Which are literally hotel rooms, which creak and cramp if you try to inject twenty people inside. But I did get to […]

1. "What Comes After" This is one of the most beautiful songs you will ever hear. The original album-ender, you feel like you’re in heaven, but still alive. You want to conduct the orchestra with your hands, even though there’s limited instrumentation. This is the apotheosis of the Michael Brown/Ian Lloyd collaboration. This is the […]

I was TRANSFIXED! I’m still tingling. This is exactly what music is all about. Direct expression from one human being to another, with no committee, no filter messing up the message. And that’s why we’re living in a new golden age. Distribution has been flattened. Everyone can play. But are you any good? I now […]