Yes, I know Les Paul died, Willy DeVille too. Actually, I was going to write about Willy, but I couldn’t find his song "Spanish Jack" online.  And you need to hear Willy to get him.  And then see him.  He was pure New York.  And even though he never broke through, he’s got fans, I […]

"Addicted To Love" is a pretty good record, but if you want sheer magic, you’ve got to go further back into Robert Palmer’s career, the first two solo records, when no one was paying attention. I bought the second one first.  A promo.  The torrent of its day, even if you did have to actually […]

Why does all the good music come from Canada? Used to be we looked across the pond, now if we want to see who’s testing the limits, who’s satiating us while expanding our horizons, we look up north. Somehow the U.S. has devolved, it’s like we’re a living Devo record, it’s the lowest common denominator, […]

It’s about songs. You can be as beautiful as Beyonce, as desirable as Angelina Jolie, and it won’t mean shit in this business unless your songs are good.  You can create atmospheric music that will garner you a sizable audience, but if you want to break through and stay there you’ve got to have a […]