Doreen was counting on me to entertain Brian Wilson. Felice is really good at these awards dinners.  She throws her head back and laughs, looks inquisitively when hearing the most banal drivel.  Me?  After a moment inside the ballroom absolutely everything at home sounds appealing.  Not only reading the newspapers and surfing the Web, but […]

Unlike our President, I read the papers, I’m not locked into my view, I’m collecting data 24/7, and sometimes I change my opinion. I want to take back any and all kudos for Neil Young and his new album.  Oh, I didn’t heap praise on it.  I mostly lauded Neil for cutting the record so […]

The most important thing about Neil Young’s new album is how fast it was cut. Talk to a major label honcho today.  It’ll crack you up.  They’re on a GLACIAL pace.  They want you to cut demos.  Co-write.  Work with different producers.  And then, even when your album is finished, they plot a release date […]

"How We Operate"Gomez I hope there’s not a video for this.  That’s what fucked up this business.  When you started selling bands via image instead of music.  When you heard them out of the speakers of your FM rig, in your bedroom, or at the gig, opening for one of your favorite acts, back when […]