End of Summer (Camp) with a Bat, a Cat and a Clown (Revisited)
Sean MurphyIt is an inexorable, if lamentable rite of passage to revisit cultural mementos from one’s...
The Once and Future King: ‘SMiLE’ and Brian Wilson’s Very American Dream
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before. Icarus soars too close to the sun....
God Is Dead (Again): Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan
Twenty-four years ago today. First day of classes, junior year. Standing in the bathroom with...
Sanctuary
I visited my mother’s grave the first several years for the same reason I used...
Art and Life (Two Years Later)
(2003) Every so often I can’t help hoping that there will be a knock on...
For My Mother on Her Birthday
I’m scared, I said. “It’s okay,” she said. “You know I’ll never leave you, right?...
Brooklyn, 2014: Words & Music, New-School Style
May 29, 2014. It was billed as a throwback to the old Beatnik days, minus...
Every Dog Owner Has His Day
i. Isn’t being irreplaceable the whole point? ONCE YOU’VE BECOME an adult of a certain...
What Is and What Will Always Be: A Fresh Look at Led Zeppelin’s Familiar Masterpieces
Shamelessly utilized other artists’ work, didn’t bother to acknowledge the source material most of the...
In Defense of Good Sax, Part Five: The (Ongoing) Evolution of a Masterpiece
1959 was a watershed year for jazz music (arguably the greatest single year for jazz...