Pete La Roca, R.I.P. (One Year Later)
Sean MurphyIt will be an ongoing, and very somber, progression, watching so many old-school jazz musicians...
Russell Brand, Revolution and The Audacity of Apathy
FIRST OFF, LET’S dispense with decorum and declare the obvious: Russell Brand is brilliant, and...
The Holy Trinity, Part Two: Jethro Tull
I, like too many prog-rock fanatics to count, was delighted when Rush received their overdue...
O’Connor and Coltrane: Two Saints of American Art
I never, until this week, made the explicit connection between John Coltrane and Flannery O’Connor....
The Intersection of Innovation and Art: Looking at the Music and Book Industries
I’ve followed developments in the shifting landscape of content—the ways it’s created and the ways...
I Talk to the Wind*
On the dissolving horizon the sky looks good enough to eat: orange sorbet on a...
Born In The U.S.A. or, Every Day Is Veterans Day (Revisited)
I. Personal Remember when Born in the U.S.A. was ubiquitous? The album and the song....
They’ll Never Put Me in Their Bag: The Continuing Story of Syd Barrett
(REVISITED FROM 11/10): When he died in 2006, after decades of cult-figure status and willful...
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart
EVERYONE WHO JOINS A ROCK BAND WANTS TO BE HEARD. The good ones want to...
The Master Musicians of Jajouka: The Road to Jajouka
Recommending this remarkable release is easy; describing it is not, so here goes: Originating from...