St. Elmo’s: Where Every Day is 1985
Sean MurphyForty years ago, this week, a movie that in many ways belongs on the Mt. Rushmore of misguided ‘80s fantasy/camp/delusion/propaganda (along with Top Gun, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Scarface) as films…
Lalo Schifrin: Sound & Vision
When one of the best albums of the '90s dropped, pretty much out of nowhere, after instant fans (like this writer) realized their sonic world had been at once obliterated…
Reflections on Fiction vs. Memoir
Ten years ago this month, my novel Not To Mention a Nice Life published (and became an Amazon best-seller—yay). Lots of things were different: I was still in the corporate world (in the…
The Once and Future King: Brian Wilson
What can be added to the mostly excellent obits and tributes coming in from around the globe, including shout outs from all-time heavyweight champs like Paul McCartney and Bruce Springsteen?…
Sly Stone: For me to stay here, I got to be me
Listen: hearing is believing. Always. Which isn’t to say that we don’t need or shouldn’t appreciate critics (hi!), but sometimes it really is best to let the tape roll and…