What happens to a rebel without cause when he grows up? If I’m any indicator, we turn into contrarians. It’s the only way to keep “bucking the trend” and stay solvent. Sometimes it’s even lucrative.
Fact is, beyond a certain point there’s no point in trying to fake your way through life with that rock ‘n [...]

Like Macbeth, the puppets of today, pretend to slay the kings of the past, only to discover that all rebellions are programmed to fail, and they were never in control of the movement from the beginning. Soon the rebel becomes the establishment, hubris descends to self pity, and the dull ache caused by the never [...]

It always seemed so obvious: change is cyclical as well as inevitable.
Back in the mid 80’s, while interning at a major recording studio, I observed the lengths to which the industry was went thorough to eliminate any and all noise from recordings. It killed the “feel” of the tracks – it sucked the life out [...]