Despite all the hype, "Aerial" only sold 22,593 copies in its first week of release, and 10,492 its second.  It debuted at #48 and fell to #129 in its second week.  Kate was even beaten on the chart by that great musical talent Regis Philbin.  Then again, Regis is on TV every weekday.  And Kate […]

My parents tried to raise me well and to give me eyes to seeThat the only things worth fighting for are the ones that don’t come for freeThey stood by me in the darknessAnd they filled me with their prideBut did they know they were teaching meTo walk on the renegade side? My father was […]

I’m Bruce’d out.  It’s not the man, it’s his fans.  He’s no longer a living artist, but an encapsulation of their youth.  Just like U2 is for late Gen X’ers, Springsteen is for baby boomers. It’s funny if you think about it.  Bruce Springsteen is the kind of guy these fans wouldn’t have spoken to […]

I drove cross-country with a tape of "Fulfillingness’ First Finale". I don’t buy albums anymore.  I’m disappointed with the whole concept.  Oh, I get any disc I want for free, but I want almost none of them.  Every day somebody I don’t know tracks me down to ask me whether they can send me their […]