When the Cows Come Marching In…
Sean MurphyThis is heartwarming and makes me feel very conflicted about the hamburger I had for lunch. Happy Friday! Story here.
September 15, 1963 (Revisited)
On Sept. 15, 1963, four black girls were killed when a bomb went off during Sunday services at a Baptist church in Birmingham, Alabama, in the deadliest act of the…
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…
Yihla Moja (Revisited)
On Sept. 12, 1977, South African black student leader Steven Biko died while in police custody, triggering an international outcry.
9/11/11
Peace.
Five Songs to Celebrate the Sun
Overture to the Sun: When There Is No Sun: Lazy Old Sun: Third Stone from the Sun: Fat Old Sun:
Four From Pharoah
I've spent an intense chunk of time this past week revisiting two obscure (but recently reissued!) albums from one of my top-tier jazz heroes, the still very much alive Pharoah…
The Real Life Fable of Charles Mingus and Orval Faubus (Revisited)
On Sept. 4, 1957, Arkansas Gov. Orval Faubus called out the National Guard to prevent nine black students from entering Central High School in Little Rock. Charles Mingus had many…
Strange Love
ON THIS DAY: On Aug. 30, 1963, the hot-line communications link between Washington, D.C., and Moscow went into operation. Kubrick (1964) Arthur Lee (1967)
Gary Clark, Jr.: You’re Gonna Know His Name By The End of the Year
So....I read the borderline rapturous review of his new EP in the recent Rolling Stone. Exactly... And yet...the review was sufficiently ecstatic that I made a mental note to check him…