Group 87 : Future of the City [ purchase ]  When I suggested this theme, I was trying to think of a St. Patrick’s Day theme that didn’t fa...

Why does the phrase "Guitar Heroes" always have me thinking the wanton destruction of guitars? I guess it’s my age, as the sure fi...

Paul Carrack : Lesson In Love   [ purchase ]  Of course, the musically knowledgeable readers of Star Maker Machine know who Paul Carrack i...

John Hiatt is just terrific, one of the best, if not in sales, certainly in terms of influence and output, up there, in my book, with Neil Y...

purchase [ Nick of Time ] Well ... here's a new word for you that you probably won't ever need, but if you were to remember to...

Iggy Pop featuring Kate Pierson : Candy [ purchase ] And now here’s the Treat. That Iggy Pop wrote a catchy pop love song is more th...

Two for one here, a band with amazing in their title and amazing in the song, which is, um, amazing. And my "research", the sea...

purchase [ One Step Over the Line ] <One Step Over the Line> is not to be confused with the better known <One Toke Over the L...

Cheap Trick : Surrender (live) [ purchase the full concert—it’s cheaper than the original version! ] When you Surrender, it is The En...

John Hiatt & The Goners : My Dog & Me [ purchase ] That handsome guy pictured above was named Strummer, after the great Joe, w...

John Hiatt : Slow Turning [ purchase ] I just returned from a long weekend away with my wife to celebrate our 25th anniversary. Our h...

John Hiatt and The Goners : Almost Fed Up With the Blues [ purchase ] Is it fair, this week, to post a song by a long-time solo artist ...

John Hiatt : I‘m Satisfied [ purchase ] Many artists do their thing on their albums, and never go off course. And this is true even for an a...

John Hiatt : Icy Blue Heart [ purchase ] I can see my breath when I hear this song. John Hiatt makes you feel the chill in the air. This pro...

John Hiatt & The Goners : My Dog and Me [ purchase ] This week’s theme is challenging for me for a couple of reasons. Not long ago, I po...

One of the things I love about being involved in SMM is discovering new music. Usually, this happens because my fellow Starmakers are a grea...

John Hiatt: Pink Bedroom [ purchase ] Rosanne Cash : Pink Bedroom [ purchase ] The girl in this song wants for nothing. She got her tight j...

John Hiatt: Real Fine Love [ purchase ] There isn't a whole lot I can say about John Hiatt that I haven't already said over at my ow...

John Hiatt: Angel [ purchase ] I was surprised to find that we haven't posted any John Hiatt songs here yet -- had I noticed, I would h...