The Big C Claims A Cop And A Coach
Sean MurphyYou have to hand it to Cancer. It does not discriminate: all it requires is...
The Internet Wins…Again (Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger)
If you have lived your entire life and not enjoyed one of the many Schwarzenegger...
What’s It All About, Then? Part Three: Jazz, Featuring Five Of My Favorite Things
Just before my birthday, on the subject of Eric Dolphy (who I’m happy to call attention...
Five From Sonny Boy Williamson
Sonny Boy. Another harp player, arguably the greatest of them all (some would vote for...
Five From Junior Wells
Junior. They didn’t break the mold when they made him; he broke it himself. This...
I Talk To The Wind
Sunday came, and without slowing down to let anyone notice, it went. Sundays have a...
Laugh While You Weep with ‘Bill Hicks: The Essential Collection’
It’s a crying shame that Bill Hicks is no longer with us; we sure could...
Born in the U.S.A. or, Every Day is Veterans Day (Revisited)
I. Personal Remember when Born in the U.S.A. was ubiquitous? The album and the song....
They’ll Never Put Me in Their Bag: The Continuing Story of Syd Barrett
When he died in 2006, after decades of cult-figure status and willful anonymity, Syd Barrett...
Beethoven, Barenboim, Bliss
Beethoven again. It seems impossible to believe that Daniel Barenboim is only 68 years old....