If I Could Wave My Magic Wand…
Sean MurphyIt was twenty years ago today… No, seriously. Twenty years. Fall semester (because the world...
It’s (Still) Not Only About Obama
The Nobel Peace Prize –and the general sense of optimism and expectation– is not...
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly: Volume One
You don’t have to be a fan of Sergio Leone or Ennio Morricone (though it...
Sound & Vision: Featuring Mikey Dread
A little over a year ago I paid tribute to the late, great Mikey Dread. Writing...
Sound & Vision: Featuring Jacob Miller
First of all, after Bob, somebody who I felt could have been a big star...
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...
Sound & Vision: Featuring U-Roy
They sure don’t make them like they used to. Album covers that is. In...
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...
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,...