They’re dropping like flies. That guy who was in Iron Butterfly and moved on to Captain Beyond. One of Dion’s Belmonts. But the death that affected me most was that of Bobby Purify. Actually, I just learned today that there were two Bobbys. But this is the one who sang on "I’m Your Puppet". A […]

This is just the beginning. Who wouldn’t love a rock band fronted by an overweight black woman? It rings true in an era of overhyped, overmassaged, oversurgeried TV music stars who are no different from the citizens in "Wall-E", fat on the past and unwilling to take a risk in the future. But that doesn’t […]

1. "Tunnel Of Love"It ought to be easy, ought to be simple enough But it’s not. What do you do when you achieve your dream, become the biggest star in the world, become embraced by the mainstream as well as your hard core fans? You go inside, you try to save yourself as you’re falling […]

I was in Colorado but the snow sucked so bad and the forecast was so horrifying that we flew back. And I’ve been weirded out ever since. I’m not usually in town this week. Traffic has slowed, light is limited…and everything sounds so good on the radio. I noticed it yesterday when I heard "Life’s […]