"20th Century Man" The Kinks got a second shot with "Arthur", but it failed.  "Victoria" got a good amount of airplay on New York underground FM radio for about a month, was a recurrent for another thirty days and then was gone. "Lola Versus Powerman And The Moneygoround, Part One" was a cutout within seeming […]

1 Back before it was how you looked.  Back when what came out of a speaker could save your life.  There was a song on the radio that appeared infrequently, but riveted your attention every time it came on. There was an acoustic guitar.  Which started off slowly, and then the player started to STRUM!  […]

It’s different here.  Everybody’s still a believer. There’s radio.  That everybody listens to.  There’s television, featuring all the new acts.  And tons of TV advertising and billboards to boot.  There’s a vibe here, music is part of the fabric.  David Byrne had it right.  Same as it ever was. At the Shepherd’s Bush Empire tonight […]

"Make This Go On Forever"Snow Patrol Please just save me from this darkness They need to double the 101.  That’s now the worst freeway.  East or west of the 405, it doesn’t matter.  And stunningly, the 134 east of Universal City is bad TOO!  Utter fucking gridlock.  If I knew I was going to Burbank […]