American Chowder
Sean MurphyMoby Dick: American Chowder "Reduced to more practical terms, if Jazz music is gumbo -- and it is -- the archetypal American novel, with Moby Dick as its progenitor and…
Forever Never Changes
Forever Never Changes: Arthur Lee R.I.P. http://www.popmatters.com/music/features/060810-arthur-lee.shtml 10 August 2006 Contrary to popular opinion, the great American novel has, in fact, already been written. The problem is, it is not…
Every Day I Have The Blues
Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out. Now that’s a song, a blues. The real item. Not to be confused with the cookie-cutter, paint-by numbers, copycat slop that most…
Reflections on John Coltrane’s A LOVE SUPREME
Spring ‘06(from the liner notes of the 2003 reissue of A Love Supreme): “Boosted by a crescendo of piano chords, Coltrane steps in at full throttle. In a relatively small…
While We’re on the subject of the so-called Liberal Media
Friday, May 05, 2006 While We’re on the Subject of the So-Called Liberal Media… (sigh). This Colbert and Cohen stuff makes one realize, once again, that there is nothing new…
Thoughts on Colbert, Cohen and Culpability
From: Sean Murphy Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2006 5:00 PM To: ‘cohenr@washpost.com’ Subject: And Now For Something REALLY Not Funny Dear Mr. Cohen: Give me a personal break, and super…
Rage Against the MFA Machine
The people I’ve known in MFA programs (yesterday, today, and probably twenty years from now) get taught to write. Or, they get taught to write short stories. Or, they get…
Cinderella Takes A Magic Carpet Ride And Sails Right Out Of Cliché
March 29, 2006 Wow. Talk about clichés. Okay, let’s talk about clichés. When it is impossible to avoid cliché (because usually you want to do anything you can to avoid…
A History of Violence
A History of Violence A History Of Violence: I wish I had more hands so i could give it 4 thumbs down 3/21/06 time for a quick sanity check. i…