Jim Webb: Still Fighting
Sean MurphyNot a week ago I was thinking to myself how quiet, even absent from the scene, Jim Webb has been since the election. If there is one politician I'm not worried about…
The Strange Case of Dr. Dennis and Mr. Miller
Dennis Miller: The HBO Comedy Specials: Review from PopMatters 3/31/09: http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/71771-the-strange-case-of-dr.-dennis-and-mr.-miller/ At issue is not whether Dennis Miller, after 9/11, lost his mind and starting cheerleading for Bush, Cheney and…
Steven Wilson: Appetite for Construction
To point out the superhuman scale Steven Wilson operates on is like pondering whether Donald Trump's hair is for real. Wilson, whose name you may not know, nevertheless recorded a new…
It Was 335 Years Ago Today: A Brief History of Jethro Tull (Both of Them)
Most people knew Jethro Tull had been around forever, but more than three centuries?? Oh. You mean the actual British dude, Mr. Tull, whom the progressive band was named after?…
Taking It To The Streets?
In today's NYT, Sudhir Venkatesh (author and Sociology professor at Columbia) contributes an op-ed entitled Too Down To Rise Up, In it he posits the intriguing, and depressing, theory that…
1973: The Things They Carried
From NYT: On March 29, 1973, the last United States troops left South Vietnam, ending America's direct military involvement in the Vietnam War. I can't recall the last time I watched…
Props to Nick Anderson and Apologies to Smokey Robinson
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(Not) Sucking in the ’70s: Two Words & One Ampersand
A few thoughts before we roll the tape... Jim Croce: Thank you for that song, and the inspiration. Carly Simon: I wish the song was about me. Who knew "Like…
John Zorn: Rebel With A Cause
I've not had much to say, in print, to this point about John Zorn for a variety of reasons, but it ultimately boils down to two very simple issues. First,…
The Insider: Ten Years Later
Toward the end of Sydney Lumet's '70s classic Serpico there is an unnerving scene that encapsulates the conundrum faced by the eponymous cop: already persona non grata within the law…