Back when you used to be able to trust rock writers I read about this fabulous new band on Jonathan King’s label in England, 10cc.  They were 10cc because the normal male ejaculate was far shy of that.  At least that’s what the legend said. The record didn’t come out in the U.S. for quite […]

"Song For Sonny Liston"Mark Knopfler Maybe you know "Boom Like That", from Knopfler’s two year old "Shangri-La". I’m going to San Bernardino ring-a-ding-ding… If you listen to the songmeisters, the people who can’t play who are going to midwife your hit, they’ll tell you not to PERSONALIZE the song, don’t DATE it, make it about […]

"Easy"Barenaked Ladies You can obfuscate and manipulate but it’s only at your own expense So I’m driving to KLSX last night listening to XM’s Cafe and I hear this new song by BNL. You might think BNL is a novelty act.  I’d probably refer to it as nerd rock.  But when they get it right, […]

Maybe we have to credit Albert Grossman. The svengali leveraged his relationships to get Dylan’s songs heard. Really, if there’d been no Peter, Paul & Mary, would there be a Bob Dylan? But, despite Mr. Grossman’s voluminous connections, I’ve always believed the mark of a great songwriter is ANYBODY can sing his songs. There are […]