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 […]

Click quick, this should be down soon: "Prince – Original Live Reco…"This video is no longer available due to a copyright claim by NPG Records. This is the original version of "Purple Rain". Cut live at First Avenue. If I knew that, I’d forgotten it. That "Purple Rain" was live, along with "I Would Die […]

Was it something I said? I’m not sure, but suddenly Dylan’s all over Spotify, and in honor of his appearance I’m going to write about "New Morning", the very first Dylan album I bought. But not the first I heard. Sometimes the time is right. It was my first semester at college, and after releasing […]

If this doesn’t reach you, your dick doesn’t get hard and your pussy doesn’t get wet. Daryl Hall and his band lay down a groove so funky, so in the pocket, your body can’t sit still, you can’t help but groove to the music. What made that Alabama Shakes was that one live video of […]