Orwell, Kafka and Us or, It’s All Part of Der Process
Sean MurphyBack in 2008 Roger Cohen wrote the following in the New York Times – the same newspaper that...
Notes From the Underground: Two New Joints From Jamie Saft
Every day, Jamie Saft becomes more like his mentor, the indefatigable—and incomparable—John Zorn. Like Zorn,...
You Want To See Something Really Scary?* 10 Horrific Scenes for Halloween
First off, a confession of sorts: scary movies don’t scare me. Or, to put it...
Hurricane Music, Sandy Style (One Year Later)
Let’s just get right into it. Some of Young’s finest blistering guitar fury. Led Zep...
Rush’s Hemispheres: 35 Years Ago Today
Wow, 1978 was a long time ago, eh? I still vividly recall procuring this one...
Lou Reed, R.I.P.
This one hurts. I’m working on a proper tribute that will appear within the week....
Bill Buckner, Mookie Wilson and Me (Revisited)
(10/2011) I’ve never been able to appreciate the aesthetic perfection (that is to say, the...
The Fall Classic: 25 Years Ago
I don’t believe what I just saw! No one else in the room could believe...
R.I.P. Kumar Pallana
Anyone with a passing familiarity with, much less love of, Wes Anderson’s films (more on...
Deep Forbidden Lake
As the weather turns cool and increasingly crisp, there are certain artists that become (even...