Music

You gotta have it baby, You can't do without When you get that feeling, You gotta sock'em out Put that mike in my hand, And let me kick out the jam Yes ! Kick out the jams, I want to kick' em out -- MC5 Here's what I'll be coughing up in my mind this weekend, as I heal up from this pneumonia/bronchitis thing that hit me this week: * This emailer ... read more

As I've been so vocal and adamant against all the forms of corporate welfare (you can call it "bailouts" if you want), I've gotten one question over and over as these two real quotes from my blog comments asked: "What should we do about it?" "What are you, we, going to do about all this?" So many people write to me saying they feel that, now more than ever, they don't have a voice as ... read more

In case I haven't been perfectly clear, let me state it explicitly -- I can't tell a difference between the so-called "left" and the so-called "right". The Democrats and Liberals and Left people pretend they have all these principles like being for the little guy and against the big corporation...until they decide to vote for the TARP package that's so far sending $2.25 trillion of your ... read more

Old man lying by the side of the road with the lorries rolling by, Blue moon sinking from the weight of the load and the building scrape the sky, Cold wind ripping down the allay at dawn and the morning paper flies, Dead man lying by the side of the road with the daylight in his eyes. Dont let it bring you down, its only castles burning, Find someone whos turning, and you will come around. ... read more

After carefully considerin' the whole situation I stand with my back to the wall Walkin' is better than runnin' away and crawlin' ain't no good at all And if guilty's the question truth is the answer I've been lyin' to me all alone There ain't nothin' worth savin' except one another And before you'll wake up I'll be gone Cause after carefully considerin'... After carefully ... read more

You'd think AC/DC just wrote this song about our current environment, no? Who made who? The people make it all happen. Not Wall Street. Not Paulson. Not Bush or Pelosi. And neither Obama nor McCain made you either. They can destroy you. They can't make you. Read the lyrics. Think about whether the intervention helps or hurts you. Who made you? AC/DC -- Who Made Who? The video ... read more

First they sold out to Motorola.  Then to Gap.  Now to the evil empire of Wal-Mart? And don't get me started on Jimmy Page's playing for the opening of the NYSE at the top of WMG's market cap, when it came back public after its owners fleeced its value. I love rock n roll.  I love AC/DC.  ... read more

Oh I can't keep it in, I can't keep it in, I've gotta let it out. I've got to show the world, world's got to see, see all the love love that's in me. I said, why walk alone, why worry when it's warm over here. You've got so much to say, say what you mean, mean what you're thinking, and think anything. - Yusuf Islam, born Steven Demetre Georgiou, best known by his former stage name Cat ... read more

Sometimes the Universe delivers the perfect song at the perfect time for ya. I was walking to the West 4th Subway stop this morning, thinking about that what I'd written in that post I'd written yesterday about wondering what I'm doing on TV for a living. And existentially I suppose, I was also thinking about writing that post I'd written yesterday. Not surprisingly, I suppose, there's been some ... read more

A friend of mine on facebook, who friended me after seeing us on Happy Hour, recommended I break my post-1982 music ban to check out this Imogen Heap artist. She sent along this video from YouTube...color me impressed. Gonna download her albums off iTunes today and get to know the artist. Blogs are the new radio indeed, eh? ... read more