A Tribute to John Wicks and Starry Eyes
I’ve always posited (there’s a rock and roll word for you), that the best music of the punk and new wave era equals anything that came out of the classic rock era of the ‘60s and ‘70s. The music just…
Walter Salas-Humara’s Walterio Has Winning Songs
Walter Salas-Humara is always writing songs, either by himself or with collaborators. One of his writing partners is award-winning novelist Jonathan Lethem, whose books include Motherless Brooklyn and The Fortress of Solitude. Salas-Humara also finds collaborators at the Steel Bridge…
The Edge of Fifteen — Elton John, the Grass Roots, and Nixon Leaving
It was sweet having a summer job because it meant money to buy music. And so, my spree continued with two new cassettes, Elton John’s Don’t Shoot Me I’m Only the Piano Player and the Grass Roots, Their 16 Greatest…