1 This is weird to me. For a journeyman singer, barely covered in the media, unknown to most, Todd Snider got some of the most glowing obituaries I’ve ever seen. Lengthy, with not only biographical information, but lyrical quotations…if one was not a fan a reader would think they’d missed out on something. If only […]

So I’m sitting here writing about Jimmy Cliff and in my mind I can hear the blowback. Believe me, I’ve always gotten negative responses, but not with the vociferousness, the put-downs, the holier-than-thou attitudes of correspondents today. Is it about me or is it the nature of the world at large? Or maybe it’s just […]

DON’T F*CK WITH ME! If you ever saw “The Harder They Come,” you know this scene. If you haven’t watched the movie, you should. They started to promote reggae. Only this was in a world with no YouTube, never mind the internet. We weren’t sure how to PRONOUNCE IT! Was it like “Reggie” in the […]

(Due to a technical snafu, there was a rerun last week.) Tune in Saturday November 22nd to Faction Talk, channel 103, at 4 PM East, 1 PM West. Phone #: 844-686-5863 If you miss the episode, you can hear it on demand on the SiriusXM app. Search: Lefsetz