Let’s Get Ready To Rumble
Sean MurphyWith a major h/t to my friend, and prolific author, Robert Rodriguez (if you are a music fan and especially if you are a Beatles fan, you need to get…
Beauty is a Rare Thing: Celebrating International Jazz Day
All hope is not lost. At least enough people are still making --and listening to-- jazz that we can even attempt to initiate what hopefully becomes an ongoing occasion. In…
The Song Remains The Same or, The Agony of Influence (Revisited)
Two thoughts from T.S. Eliot: April is the cruelest month... Whatever. Good poets borrow; great poets steal. Now we're talking. And here is where it gets interesting: debate rages (well,…
Levon Helm: So Real It Makes You Believe
There are probably countless ways to talk about what makes a particular artist compelling, and all of them are true. There are not that many ways to articulate how or…
Happy 90th, Chazz
Today would have been (and, still is) Charles Mingus's 90th birthday. I've written about him often and I'll continue to write about him, not only because he is one of…
For J.D. Salinger, Jethro Tull and Me (Revisited)
It was 42 years ago, today, that Jethro Tull's third album, Benefit, was released. I wrote about it (and many other things) over the course of a productive day during…
Bright Moments, Revisited (Already)
Less than a month ago I elaborated on some of the ways music moves and inspires me. If you missed it (and it includes a couple of brief, necessary shout-outs…
Cerphe: Living History Lesson
In case you had any questions about whether or not local treasure Cerphe Colwell is a living legend, consider this Exhibit A. And, in case you were curious, there are a lot…
Five From The Yardbirds To Remember Keith Relf (Revisisted)
Keith Relf. Who? Exactly. Quite possibly the best vocalist you've never heard of, you still have heard him if you are passingly familiar with rock music. Trust me. He was…
Mo Max
Last time I celebrated the mighty Max Roach (check out the glory, here) there was not a ton of material on YouTube. A couple of years later and all kinds…