• Acoustic

    All the Ways I Want You (A YouTube Debut)

    While the wife and kids were away at a Saturday afternoon birthday party, dad got some peace & quiet. And when there’s tranquility in the house, I often pull out the guitar. Except this time, I pressed the record button.…

  • Bruce Springsteen

    Stream the Dream

    Last Sunday night, “Working on a Dream” showed up on Sunday Night Football in heavily butchered form. Well now on New York’s Q104 web site, you can hear the song streaming in all its glory. Stream it here. Dream Baby…

  • Friday Five

    Ickmusic’s (late) Friday Five, November 21st, 2008

    Michael-el-el-el-el!!   *looking around* MICHAEL-EL-EL-EL!!! Well folks, Michael is AWOL this Friday, so although it’s late, I shall post my own Friday Five on behalf of Michael since we’ve had this feature going for about a bajillion weeks in a row. …

  • Miscellaneous

    The Woes of Satellite Radio

    Eek! I thought I was getting such a bargain when I bought a bunch of Sirius stock a few years ago at $2.50 a share. I watched in delight as it rose to almost $8.00 after Howard Stern signed on.…

  • Prince

    More Prince Ramblings

    I just read this short, what seems to be rather abbreviated piece in the New Yorker. Claire Hoffman was invited over to Prince’s 30,000 sq ft mansion in Beverly Park to chat over carrot soup. It got me once again…

  • Jenny Lewis
    Indie

    Jenny Lewis

    So Jenny Lewis has been doing her thing for a while now – solo, with the Watson Twins, and with her band Rilo Kiley. She’s also a former child actor who moved on to the righteous musical path. But it took…

  • Barack Obama
    Rock

    A Promising Week

    Well, on Tuesday morning I said I’d see you on the other side. And here we are. And you know what? The other side is a good place! On January 20th, Barack Obama will be sworn in as 44th president…