Stephen Stills, David Crosby, Neil Young and Graham Nash. Photo by Henry Diltz/Corbis. David Crosby lived to be 81, three decades into his second liver. That alone is worth celebrating. That he left us so much beautiful music is an incredible legacy. For those of us who are fans,…

Insert Foot doesn’t mind repo babies, but probably prefers if his don’t go into the family business. Adam Pardee/STAFF. There’s yet another outcry over a “nepo baby” this week – the same week one of the ultimate nepo babies – Lisa Marie Presley – passed away at a young…

Jared James Nichols, “Jared James Nichols.” Jared James Nichols’ new self-titled record is so good, it’s a relief. Jared James Nichols Jared James Nichols Black Hill, Jan. 13 8/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. His third full-length record is a beast. It’s clearly superior to his previous albums, two…

Insert Foot thinks Rolling Stone was right about Celine Dion. I have a great Dick Clark story that I’ve been waiting for an excuse to tell. But let me set it up properly: There was a big protest full of angry people this week in New York City. Which…

Iggy Pop, “Every Loser.” Iggy Pop is 75 years old and can be forgiven for being tired. The Stooges’ first record came out in 1969, when the flippin Beatles still existed. Every Loser Iggy Pop Gold Tooth, Jan. 6 8/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. Iggy invented punk…

Insert Foot picks Neal Schon’s side while lamenting the probable end of Journey. Merry Christmas. Journey is dead.  I don’t want to screw up Jesus’ birthday for fans, but Jonathan Cain has attached himself to the flaming orange Hindenburg that is Donald Trump, and Neal Schon – the other…

Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I just watched “The Banshees of Inisherin” on one of 79 streaming services for which I pay too much every month and was kind of stumped. No pun intended.  You have to see it to get that one.  I loved the first two-thirds … it’s funny,…

Insert Foot on Mariah Carey season. I started writing about Dolly Parton doing a rock album and how – if she’s only doing it because they put her in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame – she shouldn’t, because all humans love her and she’s the last person…

Insert Foot’s Christmas playlist. My cat and I just put together our very first playlist of 14 essential holiday songs and it’s super exciting.  Of course, I did most of the work.   I say that because my cat, who answers to “Marlo” (he does, eventually, the third or fourth time…

Actress and singer Irene Cara in Los Angeles in 1983. Photo by Harry Langdon/Getty Images. I had no clue Irene Cara dying would make me sad. The ’80s were horrible for more reasons than I can cram into a column – and those were my high school years; the ones…