So we fired up Monica’s boxed set of the Monterey Pop concerts.  She and Felice wanted to relive their past.  After all, they went when they were just fifteen, without their parents knowing. And I expected nostalgia.  I didn’t expect to be overwhelmed.  I didn’t expect to be jetted back to another era, when music […]

So I’m sitting here in Al Kooper’s room at the Mondrian listening to his Top Fifty. You see first we went to the Rainbow, to say hi to Tony, to eat some mediocre food (Miguel wasn’t there.)  And when the music got TOO loud, when I couldn’t tolerate Ozzy’s greatest hits one more minute, we […]

Listen to the wind blowWatch the sun rise… Yes, it’s true.  Little Big Town’s "Bones" is a clone of Fleetwood Mac’s "The Chain".  But does that make it BAD? There was only one Beatles, one band that constantly tested the limits, that pushed their art far beyond our conception.  That’s why they’re remembered, as strong […]

"Had A Dream"Bird York MySpace doesn’t do this cut justice.  But you MUST check it out: Bird York. They must stream at about 56k, or use some kind of compression that does the music a disservice, on MySpace.  Because even the MP3 I stole ripped at 128 sounds completely different/much better.  Oh, to hear this […]