A Toast, and Tribute, To Pops
Sean MurphyWhen you’ve lost a parent, one of the remarkable things that happens is you start...
Love Is Old, Love Is New: Another Appreciation of ‘Abbey Road’ (Revisited, “New Shit” Edition)
“New shit,” as the Dude said, “has come to light.” I was unaware of this,...
No One Has Ever Done Anything as Well as John Coltrane Played the Saxophone
9/23/14: Today would have been the great one’s 88th birthday. Respect. *** 5/1/2010: The question...
Bright Moments (Revisited)
Question: What’s it all about? Answer: I don’t know. But I do know a few...
The Great Gig In The Sky: An Appreciation of Rick Wright (Revisited)
Back when Pink Floyd was the first band in space, they remained mysterious, and cool,...
September 15, 1963 (Revisited)
On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during...
First Reading, Revisited
One year ago today.
Yihla Moja
On Sept. 12, 1977, South African black student leader Steven Biko died while in police...
10 for NYC by 10, on 9/11
New York City would be unimaginable without jazz, and vice versa. Here then is a...
Burt Bacharach Meets the Brady Bunch…on Psilocybin (Revisited)
I’ve written several times about the greatest American band that never quite was, Love, here,...