Archive for the 'The Music' Category


The Mixed Tape

I believe in honesty. In a sea of complete bullshit, people telling tales to get ahead, I feel alone.  I’m looking for someone who will tell me their truth. I used to find this truth in records.  They’re the ones I love the most.  Joni Mitchell’s "Blue".  And Jackson Browne’s "Late For The Sky".  They’re […]

Holly Holy

I got on a Neil Diamond kick. Reading about his fantastic live business my synapses fired, I needed to hear him RIGHT NOW! Turns out I only had "Cherry, Cherry" in my iTunes library.  I distinctly remember downloading all his hits, where WERE they?  Must have been when I rebuilt my hard drive three times […]

Sales Don’t Equal Good

Sometime in the nineties, around when Mariah Carey ascended in the marketplace, the criterion for quality became sales.  And not only does thatsuck, it’s inaccurate. Not that it’s the music business’ fault.  It started with the movie business. Grosses were always known by the insiders, they were published in the trades.  But then, the weekend’s […]

Eagles In Santa Barbara

Who knew a little ditty about standing on the corner in a small Arizona town would lead to this. The Eagles are California’s Beatles.  And maybe the whole country’s.  They’re not flashy like Michael Jackson or the Stones, they’re not trying to impress you, rather they’re PLAYING FOR YOU! Going to the gig today is […]