Carl’s Rock Songbook #66: The Greatness of Dave Gonzalez

by Carl Scott

Here in the Scott household, yours truly has taken a bit of ribbing from Frau Scott for saying bonne things (scroll below) about Cate Le Bon : “How’s your new girl -friend!” has been the taunt. Well, she’s got it all wrong—it’s not like my admiration for Susanna Hoffs . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2012

Carl’s Rock Songbook #40: The Bangles, “I’m in Line”

by Carl Scott

Musically, my Songbook is grounded upon Martha Bayles’s theory of American popular music, and my last post gave an account of what I believe I’ve learned from her.  In the next several posts, I’ll be providing some elaborations upon or reactions to her theory. That theory is . . . . Continue Reading »

23 Feb 2012