The 4-Song Thesis

As this episode goes live, Billy Joel has just released his first new music in a long, long time ... and for all the guy's done in the music biz, he never seems to get the full respect he deserves. Why? And does his identity being tied so closely to Long Island have anything to do with it?

Listen as Ed Robinson explains how it's about time BOTH get the respect they deserve.

If there are two constants in music, one always revolves around the hassle in trying to land decent concert tickets, but the other states that for as long as music is being made, recorded, & released, there will always be some who proclaim, oft too loudly, that THERE'S JUST NO GOOD NEW MUSIC ANYMORE.

Listen as Ed Robinson explains how that's wrong, how nostalgia can often cloud our minds, and how there needs to be a better effort to revitalize what we think of when it comes to 'popular music'.

On the heels of Green Day's recent New Year's Eve TV performance, the usual gripes about politics in music arose again; a trope we've seen far too often ... and a trope that is 100% wrong. Listen as Ed Robinson explains that putting politics into music is as old as recorded music itself, and is just another facet of the artistic expression of musicians. You can agree or disagree with the statement, but to say it shouldn't be? Hear why that's a fallacy.