Paul McCartney and Lee “Scratch” Perry (Revisited)
Sean MurphyIt was 34 years ago today… They almost put Macca away! (Today is the anniversary...
Jimi Hendrix: Isolated and Astonishing
No comment necessary. Hendrix. Isolated tracks. God bless the Internet. “The Wind Cries Mary”: “Have...
Jon Madof and Zion80 Are Making World Music for a New World
At a concert in New York City a few months ago I saw two things...
Roy Campbell, R.I.P.
Another one gone way too soon. I first figured out I should be paying attention...
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...
Wagner at 200 or, Get Your Götterdämmerung On (Revisited)
Or, If Loving Wagner is Wrong, I Don’t Want To Be Reich. (More on one...
Amiri Baraka, R.I.P.
R.I.P., Brother Baraka. Thank you for ‘Blues People’; Thank you for Dutchman’. Eternal gratitude for...
Weird Scenes Inside the Goldmine, Redux (Revisited)
Talk about better living through chemistry! Albert Hofmann, the chemist who invented/discovered LSD, has passed...
Just Like a Big Daydream in the Middle of the Night: The Return of Shuggie Otis (Revisited)
True story: Already an industry veteran although barely legal drinking age, Shuggie Otis was asked...
1967 and the Prog-Rock Progenitors* (Revisited)
Progressive rock reached its full potential in the ‘70s, but its roots trace back to...