Storm Thorgerson, R.I.P.: An A/V Appreciation
Sean MurphyYou know Storm Thorgerson. Even if you’ve never heard his name before, you know him....
Giving the Devil His Due
So I was getting my air fiddle on –much to the amusement and/or horror of...
What’s It All About, Then? Part Four: Jazz, Featuring McCoy Tyner (Revisited)
It occurs to me that I’ve said little, on the record, about McCoy Tyner. This...
Memorial Day*
I. I’ll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive Cyrus has never actually discussed his...
Ray Manzarek: The Key to the Doors
When it comes to this great American band’s legacy, the best thing about the Doors...
The Ballad of Bonnie & Clyde or, Art Improving Upon Life (Revisited)
ON THIS DAY On May 23, 1934, bank robbers Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow were...
Wagner at 200 or, Get Your Götterdämmerung On
Or, If Loving Wagner is Wrong, I Don’t Want To Be Reich. (More on one...
Ray Manzarek, R.I.P.
I knew I’d have to deal with this one of these days. So many of...
Improving Upon Perfection, Part Five: Five Covers from The Black Keys
(Parts 1-4 of this series here, here, here, and here.) Before they became the Black...
This Week in Music: 1983
I don’t know what you were up to but I was partying like it was...