I was cruising up 20th Street, pushing the buttons on my XM Commander, and I ended up on Deep Tracks.  Whatever was on caught my ear, because I stayed there.  Deep Tracks has got me.  It’s my musical history.  I trust it.  So, when the next record started to play, I didn’t push the button, […]

DEAR BOB… MY RESPONSE TO THE UNBELIEVEABLE OUTPOURING OF OPINIONS AND EMOTIONS IS OVERWHELMING.. ITS NOT BEEN AN EASY LIFE, IN FACT IT’S BEEN A HARD LIFE…BUT I BLAME NO ONE BUT MYSELF..I HAD A CHANCE TO HAVE IT ALL AND I BLEW IT WITH BAD DECISIONS AND AN INSATIABLE APPETITE FOR ANYTHING THAT FELT […]

How come we can’t break acts like this in the U.S? Sure, the U.K. gave us "American Idol".  But it also seems to give us the only acts focused on music, not fame. Now it’s not impossible for a musical act to be good-looking.  Talk to the truly beautiful.  They’re crippled by their looks.  They […]

Every once in a while, something lives up to the hype. Shit, those dudes could PLAY! Sure, listen for the Hendrix.  But be surprised by the Lighthouse cover of "Eight Miles High".  And even the Doobies’ "Black Water". But what made me write this now is Cream’s take on "NSU" from March 1968.  It’s FEROCIOUS!  […]