The Top 10 Albums of 2011, According To Me (Part One)
Sean MurphyA couple of quick things. In fairness, both Tom Waits and Paul Simon could easily...
Five Songs From 2011
Here are five songs from albums that did not make my personal Top 10 for...
Vaclav Havel, R.I.P.
This representative quote has been reprinted many times elsewhere, with good reason, so I have...
Socrates, R.I.P.
I read with sadness about the recent passing of Brazilian soccer legend Socrates Brasileiro Sampaio...
Jimi Hendrix Experience: Winterland
More Hendrix? For anyone who has—or who has not, for that matter—been paying attention the...
Sui generis on the rocks: Christopher Hitchens, R.I.P.
The best way to compliment a writer, as a reader, is to recommend their work...
New Zion Trio: Fight Against Babylon
Zelig-like, Jamie Saft has been an indefatigable fixture in the downtown NYC music scene. Equal...
Howard Tate, R.I.P.
Not a lot of fanfare surrounded the death of Howard Tate (a couple of obits...
Jethro Tull’s ‘Aqualung’: Even Better Than You Thought It Was
Whatever one’s feelings about progressive rock, Jethro Tull’s Aqualung is a rare album that remains...
Hubert Sumlin, R.I.P.
Another giant of whom we’ll never see the likes of again has left the planet....