Say Anything (Revisited)
Sean MurphyIt could have been a great story. Boy moves across the country (actually across the...
Halo of Ashes (Revisited)
It’s Ash Wednesday, which affords me the opportunity to talk about the Screaming Trees. (What,...
Art vs. Life and Death, Again (Revisited)
We were saying? Wow, look at the New York Times, today, on the complicated legacy...
Art vs. Life and Death, cont’d (Revisited)
Here’s the thing: one wonders how many of these artistic types are producing anything worthwhile?...
Art vs. Life and Death (Revisited)
Subj: art Date: 11/28/98 12:55:40 PM Eastern Standard Time From: BULLMURPH To: BULLMURPH Question: If...
Why Is Prog Rock So Inadequate, Simplistic, Reductive, Portentous and…Perfect?*
It’s always crucial, when talking trends—musical or otherwise—to contextualize the times and remember that wardrobe...
Bob Marley: 68 Years and Going Strong
Bob Marley was born February 6, 1945, which means he would be turning 68 today....
What’s It All About, Then? Part Two: Jazz, Featuring Wayne Shorter (Revisited)
Wayne Shorter is about to turn 80. He continues to record, play and inspire. Of...
A Combination of Santa Claus, Superman and Peter Pan (Revisited)
So, it was slightly more than three years ago (ensconced in phase 2 of “Snowpocalpyse...
Don Cornelius: Rest in Peace, Love and Soul (Revisited)
2/2/12. This hurts. A genuine American icon has left the planet. (NYT obit here.) People...