Sound & Vision: Featuring Jacob Miller
Sean MurphyFirst of all, after Bob, somebody who I felt could have been a big star was Jacob Miller. Bob basically became a rock star in Jamaican music, and Jacob, I…
Hey Woody, Irony rhymes with Soon-Yi (and other thoughts on L’affaire Polanski)
I can't possibly improve upon the excellent commentaries being made all around the papers and blogs regarding L'affaire Polanski. My take on the matter is rather simple: don't do the crime if…
Sound & Vision: Featuring U-Roy
They sure don't make them like they used to. Album covers that is. In fact, they don't even make albums. Indeed, is anyone besides me even buying compact discs…
The Wisdom of Crowds: A Celebration of Humanity via YouTube (Part One: Music)
Everyone knows YouTube is the best shortcut to favorite, as well as forgotten video clips. And while it is well worth recognizing, and celebrating, the millions of anonymous DJs…
And in the end the list you take is equal to the list you make…
So: it's been five full decades that The Beatles have dominated music, our minds and, increasingly our wallets. Although its release was an understated affair, you might have heard something…
Raise Number 37 to the Rafters
Olaf Kolzig was not merely the goalie and de facto captain of the Washington Capitals from 1996 through 2008. He was the Capitals. His ascendancy not so coincidentally accompanied the…
Isn’t Being Irreplaceable The Whole Point?
This weekend I had the chance to hang out with some good friends, some of whom I used to work with (the happy occasion was a party following the baptism…
The Things We Don’t Carry
Chris Hedges knows more than you do. So it is his prerogative to be pissed off. He's seen the things many of us have not seen (indeed, have not even…
Mary Travers, R.I.P.
From today's NYT: Mary Travers, whose ringing, earnest vocals with the folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary made songs like “Blowin’ in the Wind,” “If I Had a Hammer” and…
In Praise of Patrick Swayze, Our All-American Alpha Male
That's our man. And by our, I mean men. The rest of you can have this guy. And by you, I mean women. The wonderful thing is, it's the same…