The Great Gig In The Sky: An Appreciation of Rick Wright (Revisited)
Sean MurphyBack when Pink Floyd was the first band in space, they remained mysterious, and cool, by being invisible. For being one of the biggest rock groups in the world all…
Yihla Moja (Revisited)
On Sept. 12, 1977, South African black student leader Steven Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.
9/11/11
Peace.
Five Songs to Celebrate the Sun
Overture to the Sun: When There Is No Sun: Lazy Old Sun: Third Stone from the Sun: Fat Old Sun:
Four From Pharoah
I've spent an intense chunk of time this past week revisiting two obscure (but recently reissued!) albums from one of my top-tier jazz heroes, the still very much alive Pharoah…
Due To Popular Demand…More Catwoman!
Wait, I was the only one clamoring for more? Okay. "Batman, let's throw caution to the wind!"
The Death of an Indestructible Dog: What Quinzy Taught Me
Portrait of the artist as a young pup. Wait, did I say artist? I meant barbarian. No, that's neither fair nor accurate. It's difficult with Quinzy-- he was many…
End of Summer (Camp) with a Bat, a Cat and a Clown
It is an inexorable, if lamentable rite of passage to revisit cultural mementos from one's childhood and discover that, to an adult's eyes, they are lacking. But then, "putting away…
The Real Life Fable of Charles Mingus and Orval Faubus (Revisited)
On Sept. 4, 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. Charles Mingus had many…