“CLASSIC ALTERNATIVE” AND OTHER OXYMORONS

“Lately, conversations with programmers have been mostly show-based,” Karen Glauber laments (as is her wont) in her new Post Toasted column. “If they don’t want your band for their show, you might as well talk about the Manafort indictment. So much for being ‘in it’ for the love of the music.”

Do you want the good news first and then the bad news? We're afraid that's not Karen's M.O. Deal with it.