Every time Catherine Feeny’s song “People in the Hole” comes up on my shuffle, I’m reminded of what a great song it is, but on my last listen, it struck me on a deeper level. It may be a simple little pop tune but it’s one that carries a big stick. Without getting overly...
Last week AARP crossed my path in two very different ways and the duality of the situation pretty much sums up my mixed feelings about this whole aging thing. First, AARP announced that with the help of Concord Records, they would be offering music content and radio to the often kicked to the curb...
On a recent evening with friends, who I would say have a pretty high level of music and cultural aptitude as well as boomitude (that’s an ‘attitude on music’ that predates digital, in case you didn’t know), I came to the startling discovery that they were not familiar with the work of Italian composer...
Peter Frampton is on tour this summer celebrating the….brace yourself….35th anniversary of the record we all know and love, Frampton Comes Alive. We got the chance to speak with Peter last year and he talked about everything from his Humble Pie beginnings, to his most recent Thank You, Mr Churchill and of course, the...
Beach Boys fans are abuzz awaiting the release of the ill-fated masterpiece Smile. Expected out in August, the most talked about record never released, that just about sent Brian Wilson and company over the edge in 1967, will finally see the light of day. Most people know all about Smile and its accompanying baggage...
When we originally ran this piece on The Huffington Post it was titled The Art of the Badass. Partially because it was a good way to get it onto the Arts page (that was before their AOL hookup and subsequent big company music page) but mostly because the shoe really fit. What else could...