RIP Jerry Lee Lewis, on of the all-time greats…

Jerry Lee Lewis, Influential and Condemned Rock & Roll Pioneer, Dead at 87

“The Killer” embodied rock rebellion with songs like “Whole Lotta Shakin’ Goin’ On” and “Great Balls of Fire,” but drew widespread outrage for marryi…

My Fender Telecaster…a thing of beauty.

Cassettes are back!

I’m selling laser discs through my mail order company.

I’m afraid that 8-tracks will make a comeback!

NDAs, Obsessive Buyers, and $400 for Sublime: Inside the Baffling Revival of the Cassette Tape

Thanks to major pop acts like Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga, the nearly extinct format is on an unexpected comeback tour. But who’s buying and playing the 20th-century relics?

RIP Loretta Lynn

Loretta Lynn

Known for hits like “Fist City” and “The Pill,” Lynn was a beacon of women empowerment

Sophie Lloyd rocks!

My new home studio!

RIP Bill Pitman of the Wrecking Crew

Bill Pitman, Guitarist in the Wrecking Crew, Dead at 102

Member of legendary band of session musicians played on albums by Sam Cooke, Phil Spector, James Brown, and the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds

RIP Lamont Dozier

Lamont Dozier, Motown Songwriter Behind Countless Classics, Dead at 81

As part of the incomparable songwriting team Holland–Dozier–Holland, the Detroit native co-wrote some of Motown’s most enduring songs

RIP Olivia Newton-John

Olivia Newton-John, Iconic Film Star and Pop Hitmaker, Dead at 73

The multi-talented Newton-John influenced popular culture for decades, from her starring roles in Xanadu and Grease to the unofficial leader of the Eighties exercise craze with “Physical”

A public relations fiasco…

Dan Tapper: Bruce Springsteen and how not to do public relations

This is not an indictment of the primary or secondary ticket markets. This is about Springsteen’s team failing to see a looming public relations fiasco developing in real time, and then failing to respond.