None More Black: Reassessing Black Sabbath’s First Three Albums (or, The Unholy Trinity)
Sean MurphyIn the classic movie Chinatown, the villainous Noah Cross offers a sardonic take on his...
Straight, No Chaser (Revisited)
This Sunday’s New York Times magazine features a lengthy, but worthwhile appraisal of John Cheever...
Don Drummond: Music Was His Occupation (Revisited)
Check out this elevator pitch: Impoverished youth becomes a mostly self-taught musician. This reticent, eccentric...
Where the Hell is Shafi Hadi?: A Poem (Revisited)
(*Saxophone player Shafi Hadi, born Curtis Porter, is best-known for his association with jazz legend...
The Prog Rock Holy Trinity, Cont’d, Part Three: Genesis (Revisited)
There are several things that make it challenging to discuss old school Genesis. First, virtually...
Harold Ramis: Empathy for the Rebel (Revisited)
Consider this: a world without Animal House. Or Caddyshack, Stripes, Ghostbusters and Groundhog Day. I...
Bernin’ For You
I’m… Don’t say it. I’m F… Don’t say it! I’m Feel… Don’t say it!!...
Fire In My Bones: Get Your Gospel On
When’s the last time you got your Gospel on? Of the many things I’ll miss,...
Ask The Ages: Revisiting Sonny Sharrock’s Masterful Swan Song
The name alone is epic: Sonny Sharrock. I won’t resist the urge, because I can’t,...
Marlon Brando, Pocahontas and Me (Revisited)
And the Oscar goes to… Who cares? Okay, okay: I’ll resist the urge to be...