The Bittersweet Science, Part Three: The Fight
Sean MurphyLet's end the suspense and get this out of the way right up front: Hagler vs. Hearns on April 15, 1985 is the best sporting event I've ever witnessed. First,…
The Bittersweet Science, Part Two: Getting Acquainted with the Late George Kimball
Every so often there is a confluence of events that, if you're lucky or perceptive enough, leads to a revelation. Other times there are just the happy accidents that function…
The Scream of the Butterfly: Ray Bradbury, R.I.P.
Another great one has gone to that great library in the sky. Ray Bradbury is, among many other things (all good), a visionary, a genius, a role model and a…
The Bittersweet Science, Part One
It probably says something about evolution that the younger generations see the future as expansive, malleable and positive while the older generations eventually—and inexorably—see the past as safer, simpler and…
The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time: Part Five (Revisited)
If you did not catch this series last year, the five-part exploration of the 25 "best" Prog Rock songs of all time has been been reposted during the past week.…
Zion80: Free Concert Download (!!)
Zion80 news! Here's the scoop, from Jon Madof: Live at the Sixth Street Community Synagogue on December 24, 2011. It was recorded on an iPod, it's not the full band,…
The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time: Part Four (Revisited)
10. The Who, “Underture” The Who were not a prog-rock band. While both Tommy and The Who Sell Out could—and should—be considered crucial touchstones that helped pave the way, Pete…
Memorial Day*
I. I'll Never Get Out Of These Blues Alive Cyrus has never actually discussed his brief stint in the army that took him to Vietnam. On a couple of occasions…
The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs of All Time: Part Three (Revisited)
15. Pink Floyd, “Dogs” No band besides The Beatles departed (or progressed) more radically from their initial sound than Pink Floyd. After the kaleidoscopic whimsy of their early work and…
The 25 Best Progressive Rock Songs Of All Time: Part Two (Revisited)
20. King Crimson, “Red” The progenitors of math rock on their last album of the ’70s. Red is the paradigm that every pointy-headed prog rock band worships at the altar…