Our favorites are rarely the hits. I’ve burned out on country. Because it’s so formulaic. It’s like everybody in Nashville has to wear a cowboy hat and sing about God and family. You’d think everybody’s in church, never swears and has no pain that is not shared in a prayer circle. Once upon a time […]

I went to lunch with Jeff Gold. Starting out at Rhino Records, Jeff graduated to assisting Gil Friesen at A&M to replacing Jeff Ayeroff as head of creative services to ultimately replacing Jeff again at Warner Brothers. He had a Moon Man in his office, and an inkjet printer long before they became the standard, […]

I used to buy my records at Granny ‘N Grammy. I know, I know, the hipsters went to Rhino, on Westwood Boulevard. I shopped there too, and met Harold and got insulted by Jeff Gold, but I found the promos better at Granny ‘N Grammy. Actually, NARAS made them change the name, to DiscConnection, as […]

Tonight is one of those evenings when it’s fucking great to be alive. Did you see that baseball game??!! Just when you think it’s passe, trumped by football, even the NBA, baseball sneaks up on you and illustrates why it’s the best sport ever. It’s never over until it’s over. A football game can be […]