Monster Tournament (and a free Springsteen song)

Egads — my Obama mask is suffocating me.
Don’t mask makers know that people have to breathe?
Anyway, if you read this week’s Ticket, you hopefully saw our cover story on monster grudge matches. Because, really — it’s important for you to know if the Blob can kick Jabba the Hut’s butt. (He can, by the way.)
While […]

It Is OK to Steal

There’s a Barenaked Ladies song called ”It’s All Been Done,” which, translated loosely, means: It’s all been done. 
While the song is basically about relationships, I like to cite it – okay, maybe even sing it — when making a case about art. Because, really, nothing is new – it’s all borrowed and tweaked.
Now some may […]

Bruce, vampires and a phantom

I’ve seen the future of rock ’n’ roll, and his name is Bruce Springsteen.
OK, so maybe that line has been used already. But when rock critic Jon Landau wrote that in the ’70s, Springsteen hired him to become his producer. So I figure maybe, you know …
Bruce? Call me?
OK, so maybe Bruce is no longer […]

Springsteen/Tommy Tutone Smackdown?

For the record, I still think George Harrison got a raw deal. But now Bruce Springsteen is facing a threat of legal action – before his latest album is even out — and I’m hoping history doesn’t repeat itself.
Harrison — the quiet Beatle —was sued by the Chiffons in the ’70s for his song “My […]