Alligator Lizards in the Air: In Search of the Sublimely Awful Lyric (Revisited)
Sean MurphyI can think of a lot of rock bands who have written some laughably awful lyrics. So can you. Part of rock and roll's infectious (and mostly innocuous) appeal is…
They Will Rock You, They Are The Champions: The Consummate American Bands (Revisited)
October ’08. In the spirit of two quintessentially American inventions (obsessions, really), baseball and rock and roll, it seemed like a swell idea to merge the two in a lighthearted…
Preparing for the High Holidays with Pitom (Revisited)
This is pretty cool. Pitom, a band I've raved about at length here and here, has released a new single (and video) in honor of Yom Kippur. The song is…
Ranking R.E.M. (Revisited One Year Later)
Out of respect for the post-Bill Berry content, we won't need to damn the last five efforts with faint praise. Instead, I'll settle on the Top 10, which happen to…
Burt Bacharach Meets the Brady Bunch…on Psilocybin
I've written several times about the greatest American band that never quite was, Love, here, here and here. Today, with summer not quite over, I have some thoughts about the…
Do You Feel Like We Do?
At some point, I promise, I will do a full blog analyzing every second of this song (the full, unedited live version from Frampton Comes Alive!). So be warned, and…
The Great Gig In The Sky: An Appreciation of Rick Wright (Revisited)
Back when Pink Floyd was the first band in space, they remained mysterious, and cool, by being invisible. For being one of the biggest rock groups in the world all…
Mr. Bungle
Romney is at it again. You've already heard and read about it, right? If not, a good summary of his latest implosion can be found HERE. There is definitely a…
Yihla Moja (Revisited)
On Sept. 12, 1977, South African black student leader Steven Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.
10 for NYC by 10, on 9/11
New York City would be unimaginable without jazz, and vice versa. Here then is a tribute for --and by-- several musicians who help define and celebrate the cultural mecca of our known universe.…