Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain?
Sean MurphyYer daaaaamn right! On a Friday afternoon it doesn't get too much better than this (huge h/t to Mickey G. and Karen M.): And, in case you needed a double…
The Democratic Fault Line
So, fake tan is the new black? How do I feel about the idiot winds that blew this astroturf tsunami over our land? Eh... Certainly, it sucks to see a party…
William Parker: The Inside Songs of Curtis Mayfield
A Match Made in Heaven Turns Into a Near Miss This review should be prefaced by a simple acknowledgment: William Parker has few peers in contemporary music. For the better…
Goodfellas: The Most Definitive American Movie of the Last Two Decades
First, a confession. I did not love Goodfellas the first time I saw it (in the theater, shortly after it opened, in October, 1990). Then again, this seems to happen…
Tea Party, Redux (and Ridic)
(h/t to the ingenious monkeys working around the clocks on the Internets, restoring sanity one satirical second at a time...)
On Getting (or not getting) a PhD in Political Science and Bob Dylan, Remixed
The genius of the Inernet, again. Here's two very different, very brilliant things I stumbled upon today (h/t Andrew Sullivan and PopMatters): So You Want To Get a PhD in…
Celebration Day: Cerphe is Back and He’s Back BIG
Forget Halloween, Christmas has come early. Cerphe is not dead (he never was); long live Cerphe. The most beloved disc-spinner in D.C. history is back and he is rocking you home…
Little Anthony’s Falsetto: The Gift That Keeps Giving
Goosebumps, bliss and gratitude. That is all I can (or want to) say regarding the instant classic performance of the recently-inducted Little Anthony (and his "new" Imperials) from last year's…
Gregory Isaacs, Cool Ruler R.I.P.
A fond adieu to one of reggae music's silken voices. Certainly not as known or celebrated as many of his peers, Isaacs has always been a reggae-lover's reggae icon. Those…
Rush: 2112 & Moving Pictures (Classic Albums Series)
The Album Rush Was Meant To Make (Both of Them) It’s difficult to imagine how music might have sounded in the ‘70s and, by extension, today, if Rush had not…