Props on Pops: 70th Birthday Edition
Sean MurphyI have written more than once about my mother (here and here) but I haven’t...
A Joyful Noise
This is not the first dog/soldier reunion video I’ve seen. It may not even be...
Let’s Get Ready To Rumble
With a major h/t to my friend, and prolific author, Robert Rodriguez (if you are...
Beauty is a Rare Thing: Celebrating International Jazz Day
All hope is not lost. At least enough people are still making –and listening to–...
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...
Levon Helm: So Real It Makes You Believe
There are probably countless ways to talk about what makes a particular artist compelling, and...
Emile “Butch” Bouchard: R.I.P. to a Hockey Legend
I love hockey and I can appreciate the storied history of its most famous franchise,...
Happy 90th, Chazz
Today would have been (and, still is) Charles Mingus’s 90th birthday. I’ve written about him...
For J.D. Salinger, Jethro Tull and Me (Revisited)
It was 42 years ago, today, that Jethro Tull’s third album, Benefit, was released. I...
Dick Clark, R.I.P.
This is the face I remember, and the one I’ll recall most fondly. It’s nice...