RIP to the late great Michael D’Angelo Archer, one of the finest soul singers to emerge from the 90’s. He passed away much too early in October 2025 of pancreatic cancer.
He put out 3 legendary albums – 1995’s Brown … Read the rest
Is the lead singer in a rock band the most important member? I would argue they are the hardest to replace.
As successful rock bands age they have to decide how to go forward and do shows as their bodies, … Read the rest
We’ve been busy here at headquarters, working on a few new projects that might see the light of day. Here’s one in private beta that I’m posting here to test the embed. It’s a great playlist, so great, in fact, … Read the rest
I understand why people are using AI to help create. Especially if you produce content instead of art. Production for work (content) takes forever and is a joyless process, whereas production for art is usually fun and healing. Production for … Read the rest
In many ways, money equals power. You don’t need to look further than our orange Julius to find a rich bully that uses every lawyer, every lacky, and every penny he can scrounge to force his ways onto those he … Read the rest
Great update on the latest pressings of the classic Funkadelic catalog. I have most of the old catalog on different pressings, but it’s very dusty, crusty and worn down.
The funk is greasy on those.
A distributor named ORG is … Read the rest
It’s good even when it’s not the original band! Dumpstaphunk is a world class outfit out of New Orleans that did this gig as a tribute to Sly and the band.
You need a big and very talented lineup to
Trump’s America in 2 words.
Illegal war spending is billions with a B. Armed Forces morale at all-time low. Sailors jumping ship, literally, to escape Trump’s illegal war. Anything is better than existing in that sycophantic hell. Can you imagine … Read the rest
The magic of music….. 3 great guitarists, a great drummer, and a moment. No tech, no loopers, no laptop, just musicians getting down. Enjoy this video of Jubu Smith recording a new song with the legendary Eric Gales and Charlie … Read the rest
2026 is a wild time to be alive in the ole’ US of A. Our federal government is crumbling into techno-fascism and has cut almost all social, research, and welfare programs, our society appears to be de-evolving at a furious … Read the rest
Musicians are fascinating. Bands are so complicated. One great rock band, Queensryche, has fascinated me for decades now. But my interest is not just because I like many of their songs, dig the players, and appreciate their talents at doing … Read the rest
A million words can be written about the folly of Trump’s Iran War. It’s appearing to be a huge strategic loss that points to 2 main concerns in my mind:
1 – Trump might be attempting to profit through crypto … Read the rest
I recently took a short 3 day jaunt to the fine city of Los Angeles. It was the culmination of an idea hatched over 20 years ago. The idea was to act like a baller, and instead of sitting in … Read the rest
My favorite team in the NBA is the Cavaliers, and my favorite player to watch on the Cavs is (was?) Darius Garland. He’s a small dynamic 26 year old guard that I’ve watched grow into an All-Star and one of … Read the rest
I’ve fallen back in love with baseball. I grew up loving it, played it with some success as a boy, then fell in love with basketball. I was into the Indians title runs in the 90’s but then kinda ignored … Read the rest
2025 – Jimmy Kimmel gets taken off ABC’s air immediately under pressure from Trump’s FCC. For jokes about our criminal president. For jokes about how hate-monger Kirk was murdered by one of his own, or at least not a leftist … Read the rest
Gotta call it like I see it. This could be the album of the year. I mean literally it is my album of this year. 2MERICA’s Beat The Devil Out Of It is no joke aka the joke is on … Read the rest
With an actual leader in the White House we are getting a change of tone, and I for one intend to hold them to their various promises when it’s measureable.
If Joe’s talking political BS and feels of course we … Read the rest