Conversations
Sean MurphySince it’s the day after Mother’s Day and the day before my birthday, it seems...
Never One for Striped Trousers: Talking Shop with Steve Howe
Rock gods typically fall into two distinct camps: the ones who live off heroic deeds...
50 Albums You May Not Know…But Need To Own: Part Two
40. Aram Bajakian: There Were Flowers Also in Hell Who is Aram Bajakian? He’s been...
50 Albums You May Not Know…But Need To Own: Part One
NO SELF-RESPECTING writer should ever undertake the process of making a list lightly. As we...
Ornette Coleman and The First Day of the Rest of My Life
Topic: The Album You’d Give Anything To Hear Again for The First Time I still...
All Hail Me: The Golden Goddesses of Veruca Salt (Never Say Never Edition!)
So…I just purchased my ticket to see Veruca Salt, in July. And this isn’t the...
Sinners and Saints (File Under: The Catholic Church is (Still) Decadent and Depraved)
So here is the best thing I’ve seen this week relating to the Pope slinking...
Beauty is a Rare Thing: Celebrating International Jazz Day (Revisited)
All hope is not lost. At least enough people are still making –and listening to–...
The Song Remains The Same or, The Agony of Influence (Revisited)
Two thoughts from T.S. Eliot: April is the cruelest month… Whatever. Good poets borrow; great...
Ladies and Gentlemen: Max Roach & Co.
The ocean is not this deep. Outer space is not this vast. Reality is not...