Russell Brand, Revolution and The Audacity of Apathy (Revisited)
Sean MurphyFIRST OFF, LET’S dispense with decorum and declare the obvious: Russell Brand is brilliant, and...
The Holy Trinity, Part Two: Jethro Tull (Revisited)
I, like too many prog-rock fanatics to count, was delighted when Rush received their overdue...
Jon Madof’s Brilliant Corners: Zion80 ‘Adramelech’
Jon Madof has been making many people—like this fan—happy for over a decade. The scope...
The Intersection of Innovation and Art: Looking at the Music and Book Industries (Revisited)
I’ve followed developments in the shifting landscape of content—the ways it’s created and the ways...
Brooklyn Reading #3: As Opposed To Prayer
May 29, 2014. It was billed as a throwback to the old Beatnik days, minus...
They’ll Never Put Me in Their Bag: The Continuing Story of Syd Barrett
(REVISITED FROM 11/10): When he died in 2006, after decades of cult-figure status and willful...
I Talk to the Wind*
On 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...