Gary Clark Jr.: Seeing Is Believing
Sean MurphyIt’s only happened on two other occasions, before last Friday night. In 2001, seeing Mike Patton in person for the first time, with his brand new side project Tomahawk (at…
My Old School
You can't go home again. But what if your house has been razed and replaced by a mighty mansion? (And in any event, a house is not a home, right?…
‘They Live’: The Most Blunt Critique of Unfettered Capitalism Ever Committed to Celluloid
They Live was a postmodern pastiche of old-school science fiction that, for a variety of reasons, was too ahead of its time to be properly appreciated. Actually, that’s not quite…
Born In The U.S.A. or, Every Day Is Veterans Day (Revisited)
I. Personal Remember when Born in the U.S.A. was ubiquitous? The album and the song. Bruce was already big, but he wasn’t over the top. Born in the U.S.A. put…
Keep on Baracking in the Free World: 10 Songs for 4 (More) Years
1. Now's The Time. Because, you know, it is. 2. Focus on Sanity No further comment necessary. Thank you America!!! 3. II B.S. His name is CHOLLY MINGUS and I…
‘Magical Mystery Tour’ Is Not as Bad as Everyone Says…
Having never had the opportunity to view Magical Mystery Tour all the way through, I looked forward to this DVD with a mixture of anticipation and a sense of settling…
It’s (Still) Not Only About Obama…Still
Obama is, and always was, a work in progress. Like any president. Like any politician. Like any person. And he has earned the chance, with the assistance of an invigorated…
Why Bother?
Pivoting --and plagiarizing-- from earlier sentiment expressed in greater detail HERE, HERE and HERE, this is my succinct .02 on what's at stake and a final shout-out for any of my undecided…
Pas de deux: Outside the Text*
“Il n’y a pas de hors-texte” --Jacques Derrida An elderly man, thinking about nothing in particular, walks casually down the Champs Elysees, as he has done countless times, on…
Deconstructing the Theory Generation
I spent some time this morning reading (well, skimming) a mostly fascinating piece from n + 1 magazine. The author is Nicholas Dames and the essay is entitled "The Theory…