The Red Headed Stranger Turns 80
Sean MurphyWillie Nelson is not America. Willie Nelson is America. I don’t have much to say...
George Jones: R.I.P.
George Jones has left us for that great country song in the sky. To say...
How Caddyshack Explains Everything (Revisited)
7/22/2009: Listening to the disingenuous whining of the G.O.P. regarding the outrageous and irresponsible debt...
The Song Remains The Same or, The Agony of Influence (Revisited)
Two thoughts from T.S. Eliot: April is the cruelest month… Whatever. Good poets borrow; great...
Just Like a Big Daydream in the Middle of the Night: The Return of Shuggie Otis
True story: Already an industry veteran although barely legal drinking age, Shuggie Otis was asked...
Happy Birthday Chazz: Mingus at 91
Today would have been (and, still is) Charles Mingus’s 91st birthday. I’ve written about him...
Levon Helm: So Real It Makes You Believe (One Year Later)
There are probably countless ways to talk about what makes a particular artist compelling, and...
RUSH HOUR
4/18/2003: today is the day mein froinds! Rush is officially inducted into the Rock and...
Herbie Hancock: IN THE HOUSE
The coolness of Herbie Hancock is a topic I’ve grappled with on at least a...
Rashanim: Healing Music for Unrighteous Times (Revisited)
4/16/2013: After yesterday’s horrific reminder of the depths we are willing to sink, as humans,...