Going Solo

by | Sep 19, 2010

It wasn’t my idea to make a solo album. I wouldn’t have been so presumptuous that I could do it. I wouldn’t know where to start and I didn’t have the money. However, Neil Rook and Tom Carter thought differently, so, blame them. It was 1996....

Cliches or obscurity

by | Aug 29, 2010

The problem I’ve had with Bryan Adams is that I always expect more of him. This is out of respect for his ability, but usually he delivers just enough to whet the appetite. So, it was a relief to go to his August 21 concert at Empire Field as a spectator not a...

Fortune and Revolution

by | Aug 7, 2010

There’ve been several other books read between the last talk – usually about rock books, sorry if anyone was expecting anything else – and this one. It would be tough, though, to read back to back two more different books about music than...

The Woeful Story of Little Games

by | Jul 17, 2010

Little Games turned into anything but. For “Little” substitute “Big”; for “Games” substitute “Losers.” As Bruno Gerussi’s Medallion, the band had hit a wall. We were a good live act but many people seeing us for...

Lilith Fair Flops

by | Jul 13, 2010

Lilith Fair 2010, was supposed to fly like an eagle but it crashed to earth a lame duck. The star-crossed all day festival dominated by women ends August 3, 13 days before it was scheduled. It was marred by 13 cancellations and poor ticket sales resulted in attendance...

The Kinks again

by | Jun 7, 2010

When I read that Ray Davies had collaborated with the Crouch End Festival Chorus to make an album I thought, oh boy, this could be dry. I  looked forward to hearing The Kinks Choral Collection with a mixture of curiosity and dread. This was The Kinks. So I had to...