I Talk to the Wind*
Sean MurphyOn the dissolving horizon the sky looks good enough to eat: orange sorbet on a...
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....
The Problem with The Homeless Problem
THERE IS A MAN who sits near the pumps at the gas station I drive...
Brooklyn Reading #2: Conversation
May 29, 2014. It was billed as a throwback to the old Beatnik days, minus...
Jack Bruce: The Thinking Man’s Golden God
The recently-departed Jack Bruce could have had no complaints. He made history, he made records...
Gary Clark, Jr.: Live Proves that Hearing is Believing
Over the years I’ve found myself defending bands who cover classic blues, ranging from the...
You Want To See Something Really Scary?* 10 Horrific Scenes for Halloween
First off, a confession of sorts: scary movies don’t scare me. Or, to put it...
Hurricane Music, Sandy Style (Two Years Later)
Let’s just get right into it. Some of Young’s finest blistering guitar fury. Led Zep...
Rush’s Hemispheres: 36 Years Ago Today
Wow, 1978 was a long time ago, eh? I still vividly recall procuring this one...
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart: One Year Later
EVERYONE WHO JOINS A ROCK BAND WANTS TO BE HEARD. The good ones want to...