Something Sweet, Something Tender: Richard Davis, RIP
Sean MurphyAnother irreplaceable giant has left the planet. Richard Davis, God-Level on so many occasions, IMO arguably never more so than on this track from an album that continues to defy,…
The Wild, The Innocent & The E-Street Shuffle at 50
Believe it or not, Bruce Springsteen wasn’t always the Boss. In fact, he paid persistent and less-than-productive dues for years as a work-in-progress. The breakthrough success of Born to Run, which…
Roll the Stone Away: Jethro Tull’s ‘A Passion Play’ at 50
During the years between my senior year in high school and my sophomore year of college Jethro Tull went from being an important band in my life to, by far,…
September 11
(From 9/11/21.) An absolutely gorgeous, cloudless September day, just like 20 years ago. I spent a couple of indescribably serene hours kayaking around the Katama Great Pond with my brother…
Labor Day Rant: Unpaid Internships are Evil
First off, with very few exceptions, unpaid internships are immoral and disgusting. Any business, especially a multi-million dollar tech behemoth, that justifies not paying interns is evil. But because the…