Of Big Macs, Beethoven and Fisherman’s Friends
Sean MurphyTen years is a long time. Imagine something you love, or crave. Then imagine ten years without it. Some cravings (indeed, most cravings, it might be argued) involve things like…
Don’t Call It A Comeback or, I Sold My Soul for Old Milwaukee
As the famous Canadian philosopher Neil Peart once opined, "Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose". The CD is dead; long live the LP! Check it out: Best Buy…
B-Boys To Men: Our Little Beasties Are All Growns Up!
Any discussion of Beastie Boys’ third album is likely to divide fans into two camps: those who contend that Paul’s Boutique was—and remains—their masterpiece, and those who feel that their…
What Would Touchdown Jesus Do?
If they could just go to church and keep their superstitions to themselves, no one would give a second thought to what Catholics did behind closed doors (or, as the…
Jimi Hendrix Was Not Human: Part One
Okay. I wrote words about (and worse, posted pictures of) Camille Paglia and Bret Michaels on this blog within the past month. Since my aim was to bury both and praise neither, I feel I…
When the Good Guys Beat the Bad Guys
I love virtually everything about New York City, except for its insufferable sports teams. Incalculable bandwidth could be spent articulating my disdain (and those who know me well know too…
Like a bewitched jackhammer
Look at that picture for a minute. That is no joke. It's also not a novelty. This man, Carl Joseph, was just elected to the Florida High School Hall of…
Earth Day (Revisited): An Appreciation of Black Sabbath
Every day is Earth Day. Question: Is it possible that a band could sell over one hundred million albums, be referenced constantly by groups spanning multiple genres, and whose very…
Mark Twain: The Big Daddy of American Letters
On April 21, 1910, author Samuel Langhorne Clemens, better known as Mark Twain, died in Redding, Conn. Patriot: the person who can holler the loudest without knowing what he…
Keeping Hope Alive
Not a ton of people remember Opal (actually, to remember a band, you need to have heard of them in the first place, right?). It's a shame, although admittedly, this…