Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart (Revisited)
Sean MurphyEVERYONE WHO JOINS A ROCK BAND WANTS TO BE HEARD. The good ones want to be unique, while the pretenders tend to imitate what has already been done. The soulless…
The Power of Political Narrative: Part Two, The Dems (Revisited)
i. Ridic, Redux LAST MONTH I WROTE about the Power of Political Narrative and the ways Republicans have kept it simple (stupid) and mostly stuck to an inflexible script for…
Innovation vs. Information Overload (Revisited)
Louis CK’s eloquent rant on smartphones quickly went viral and is already considered an instant classic. We should appreciate the opportunity to engage in this debate: are our electronic devices,…
Butch Warren, R.I.P. (Two Years Later)
I know I sound like a broken record on these occasions but the simple fact of the matter is this: there are artists leaving our planet who can't --and in…
John Berg, RIP
Being responsible for one unforgettable (and influential) album cover would seem more than enough to qualify for a life well-lived. But John Berg dropped more than a handful of immortal…
A Century of Sound (in under 4 minutes)
Sun Ra 1968 "Pleasant Twilight" from the wonderfully titled My Brother The Wind, Vol. 2. Duke Ellington on acid? Yes, and a lot more. It slams out of the gate…
1492 B.C. (Before Columbus)
Before my annual anti-tribute, let me turn the spotlight to The Oatmeal. If you have not seen THIS yet, do so as soon as possible. Little Roy: Dead Man: The…
Point/Counterpoint: Sean Beaudoin vs. Sean Murphy – the 90’s Edition (Revisited)
Point/Counterpoint is a beloved feature that first appeared in the fall ’72 Telex edition of the Weeklings. PC/P is the product of an intellectual tradition hearkening back to storied Oxford…
Sleater-Kinney: The Woods (Revisited)
Cont'd: PopMatters is doing some heavy lifting in the service of setting the historical record straight. Starting today, they are assessing the Top 100 albums of the last decade. I…
Iron And Wine: The Shepherd’s Dog (Revisited)
PopMatters is doing some heavy lifting in the service of setting the historical record straight. Starting today, they are assessing the Top 100 albums of the last decade. I contributed…