Pop Rock band the Jonas Brothers are huge:  they are young (late 20s-early 30s), global heart throbs, culturally significant to millions. The  group went through the Disney talent funnel, and their  sound is perfectly smooth, polished, and produced; they are clean...

Steve Perry is back, reminding us how much we missed him. Even though he just turned 70, he's still got it; his voice and energy level are less intense than "back in the day,"  but he makes up for it with earned wisdom, and a matured point of view. He was inspired to...

Labor day is a national holiday that honors "labor" by giving "laborers" the day off, so what better way to chill and enjoy it  (though we know many are hard at work today) than watching and listening to a very laid back Todd Rundgren along with Daryl Hall and...

  At your next party or BBQ, ask your friends to list a few--say five-- of the best selling acts in music history. Odds are, Abba won’t be on the list, even though one of their biggest hits, 1976’s “Fernando,” has sold over 10 million copies --a rare achievement,...

  Three weeks ago, Neil Diamond was awarded the Songwriters Hall Of Fame top distinction, the Johnny Mercer Award, its Lifetime Achievement honor. Diamond wrote the inspiring and uplifting “Coming to America” almost 40 years ago, for the movie "The Jazz Singer,”...

For Memorial Day: One of the finest renditions of "The Star-Spangled Banner," sung by Whitney Houston for Super Bowl XXV, 1991, in Tampa, FL.  

It’s hard to believe that Boomers considered “peace, love and understanding” a viable worldview vs. today, where the choices are far more bellicose. Often, we look to artists to help us focus, to organize our world and express it in a way we can understand, knowing...

Philadelphia boy Daryl Hall and partner John Oates, who’ve been around since the 70s, are still selling out arenas, their new song is top 15 on the Adult Contemporary and Pop radio charts, and, thanks to MTV’s "Daryl's House,” Hall is a household name to a new...