John Mellencamp, courtesy. Today, the day this column runs, I am old. OK, to be fair, I was old yesterday, too. It can be argued I was born old. But today is my 40th birthday so I’m especially old, in that way only an odometer birthday can drive home. Plus,…

Olivia Newton-John at Shepherd’s Bush Green in London in May 1977. (Photo by United News/Popperfoto). My 20-year-old daughter, Olivia, spent months trolling clothing websites operated by former 1970s pimps to prepare for her Outside Lands weekend. She went and had a wonderful time. Judging by her chatter when she…

We’re doing another set of 10. I didn’t realize this, but the entire ’80s happened in 1981. It’s true! Because basically every song they play on Sirius XM’s 80s on 8 came out in the same year. It’s weird because I thought I was born in 1982 but, nope,…