Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown (Revisited)
Sean MurphyHow do you know you've made an indelible impact on culture? Here's how. Listen: this story has been told so many times it is inextricable from the history of…
Soul Kitchen
The cars crawl past all stuffed with eyes Street lights share their hollow glow Your brain seems bruised with numb surprise Still one place to go... That is all.
When I’m 64 (Plus Six): My Favorite Macca
Paul McCartney who, no matter where you stand on rock music, The Beatles or list-making, is indisputably one of the best --and most important-- popular musicians of the last…
A History of Violence
When you think about the distinctive ingredients of Americana, the elements that comprise what we think about when we think of what makes America so...American, it's easy to recite the clichéd…
Rodney King, R.I.P.
Some people, like Rosa Parks, seem determined (if not destined) to make history. Some, like Parks, are successful. Others are not (many of them are appearing right now on reality…
With You There To Help Me: Cheerio To An Old Teacher (Revisited)
Shortly after 2011 began, I noted the unhappy occasion of Gerry Rafferty's passing and did my best to articulate (and celebrate) what his work meant to me (original post here).…
Farewell to a Goodfella: Henry Hill, R.I.P.
Well, it finally happened, albeit a lot later than many of his enemies would have liked. The world's most famous --and recalcitrant-- bad-guy-turned-FBI-informant, Henry Hill, has passed away at age…
Bob Welch: R.I.P.
One of my favorite Fleetwood Mac songs (and a song that has always occupied a special place in my heart) does not feature either Stevie Nicks or Lindsey Buckingham. Seriously.…
The Bittersweet Science, Part Four: Four Kings
Let's finish this four part post off by letting Kimball, and the Kings, do the talking. Duran was fifteen and walking his girlfriend home from a dance when they encountered…
The Bittersweet Science, Part Three: The Fight
Let's end the suspense and get this out of the way right up front: Hagler vs. Hearns on April 15, 1985 is the best sporting event I've ever witnessed. First,…