My series concerning the Intersection of Technology & Culture continues! (previous discussions can be found here.) I’ve had the welcome opportunity to speak with a variety of musicians and writers, so it’s…
I am very happy, and honored to see this excerpt appear in Elephant Journal, a magazine I've long admired and endorsed. **** I’m fortunate, in a sense, to be the…
30. Santana: Caravanserai Abraxas gets most of the recognition, even though Santana III is better. (The less said about Supernatural, the better.) Yet not enough people name-check Caravanserai, which is…
Hey, look! There’s John Cusack, playing me on my 19th birthday. Some of his finest work; he managed to look just like me (extra props for the authentic paisley tie,…
Since it's the day after Mother's Day and the day before my birthday, it seems appropriate to revisit an experience (and the words) that helps illustrate how I feel this…
Rock gods typically fall into two distinct camps: the ones who live off heroic deeds of yesteryear and the ones who plug along, pushing themselves because they can’t live any…
40. Aram Bajakian: There Were Flowers Also in Hell Who is Aram Bajakian? He’s been on the road with both Lou Reed (RIP) and Diana Krall. Let me repeat that:…
NO SELF-RESPECTING writer should ever undertake the process of making a list lightly. As we all know, lists are ultimately trivial, subjective and practically a provocation inviting rebuttals, questions and…
Topic: The Album You'd Give Anything To Hear Again for The First Time I still remember everything about it. Fall semester, senior year. The more I learned at college, the…
So...I just purchased my ticket to see Veruca Salt, in July. And this isn't the fractured version of the band that saw Louise Post-led incarnation that carried on after Nina…
Sean Murphy