Simon Cowell! What did you expect, it’s television!  Do you really think they’re going to waste time focusing on the cardboard contestants?  No, they coronated the true star, Simon. Not that it was satisfying. The reason network TV is a shadow of its former self is because it’s trying to be all things to all […]

Heavy metal is not made for Wall Street, it’s not intellectual, it’s something you feel.  It electrifies your body, truly plugs you into the socket and makes you thrust your body forward and throw your hands in the air. We can debate the progenitors.  Many believe it’s Led Zeppelin, which some don’t even consider metal […]

Is this a hit record? I told myself I was swearing off Howard Stern, that I was going to listen to music in the car.  And pushing the buttons, I stumbled on this on SiriusXM’s Coffee House. It’s got the lolling groove of a Jack Johnson song, the sing-songiness of Colbie Caillat’s big hit and […]

My favorite song on the first side of "Exile On Main Street" is "Casino Boogie". I know, I know, we’re supposed to be enraptured by "Tumbling Dice" and "Rocks Off".  But I found "Rocks Off" to be a disappointing opener.  It had the right attitude, the right speed, it just wasn’t a great track, not […]