The Wife Says

The Wife Says: My Husband’s a Slut

Men don’t get repeat. If I want to drive my husband crazy, I let him sync my iPhone. (Okay, I don’t know how to do it myself but can he make béchamel sauce?) He always checks out my playlist.

You should hear the outrage when he sees I’ve listened to “One” (The U2/Mary J. Blige version) more than 200 times or “Ain’t No Rest for the Wicked” by Cage the Elephant even more.  [256 times and 301 times.-AC]

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Blink 182’s Neighbourhoods Is Out Today. Travis Barker Reflects.

From The Daily Beast:

Shortly before midnight on Sept. 19, 2008, a Learjet carrying six passengers departed Columbia, South Carolina, en route to Van Nuys, California, when something went terribly wrong. Air traffic controllers observed sparks coming from the plane as it streaked down the runway while an eyewitness reported that the aircraft, engulfed in flames, resembled a fireball.

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Justin Timberlake to Play Crazy Record Mogul Neil Bogart

Even by the standards of the anything-goes 70s, Casablanca Records stood out.  Led by Neil Bogart, the label made millions from artists like KISS, the Village People and Donna Summer.  In the process, they spent tens of millions, mostly on things like cocaine and flying birthday cakes across the country.  Oops.

I’m surprised that no one has made a proper movie about Casablanca and their crazy president, Neil Bogart.  At least not until now.

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Going on the Road with Capt. Kirk (No, I’m Serious)

I was having breakfast in Beijing after a music conference when the email came in.  It was from Tara, the person who does her damndest to get me speaking gigs.

“Be at the Royal York Hotel at 11am tomorrow.  Go to the concierge and ask them to call up to the room of Bill XXXXXXXXX.  He wants to have brunch.”

“Er, okay.  But who’s Bill XXXXXXXX?”

“William Shatner.”

“Oh.  Wait, what?”

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