Ian Anderson: Living in the Present
Sean MurphyHowever unwittingly, Ian Anderson wrote his artistic epitaph all the way back in 1976. “Too Old to Rock ‘n’ Roll: Too Young To Die!”, the hit from the album of…
Every Day is Mother’s Day (Revisited)
I’m fortunate, in a sense, to be the type of person that gets more sentimental about the times I read a certain book or heard a particular album than I…
Here’s Johnny, Redux
I may have to go purchase a five gallon (ten gallon?) hat just so I can properly tip it to the good folks at Sabotage Times for unearthing this gem.…
2012: When Rhetoric Meets Reality
I read the news today. Oh boy. Looks like one of the worst-kept secrets in the industry is beginning to spring a rather unseemly leak. Sounds like art may have…
Maurice Sendak, R.I.P.
This is a tough one for anyone born after 1960. That said, it must have been indescribably gratifying for Sendak to know that an entire generation (and then their kids,…
Beauty and The Beast, Featuring Sonny Sharrock
The name alone is epic: Sonny Sharrock. I won't resist the urge, because I can't, to pick a low-hanging pun and opine that Sonny put the rock back in jazz.…
Adam Yauch, R.I.P.
This hurts. Word is hitting the wires that Adam Yauch, a.k.a. MCA, has succumbed to cancer. This is awful news, obviously, but also surprising since it sounded like he had…
Props on Pops: 70th Birthday Edition
I have written more than once about my mother (here and here) but I haven't said a great deal (here) about my old man. That is, in part, because he…
A Joyful Noise
This is not the first dog/soldier reunion video I've seen. It may not even be the best one (though they are all wonderful in their way). But it is probably…
Let’s Get Ready To Rumble
With a major h/t to my friend, and prolific author, Robert Rodriguez (if you are a music fan and especially if you are a Beatles fan, you need to get…