It Was 335 Years Ago Today: A Brief History of Jethro Tull (Both of Them)
Sean MurphyMost people knew Jethro Tull had been around forever, but more than three centuries?? Oh....
Taking It To The Streets?
In today’s NYT, Sudhir Venkatesh (author and Sociology professor at Columbia) contributes an op-ed entitled...
1973: The Things They Carried
From NYT: On March 29, 1973, the last United States troops left South Vietnam, ending...
Props to Nick Anderson and Apologies to Smokey Robinson
Lum de Lum de La…
(Not) Sucking in the ’70s: Two Words & One Ampersand
A few thoughts before we roll the tape… Jim Croce: Thank you for that song,...
John Zorn: Rebel With A Cause
I’ve not had much to say, in print, to this point about John Zorn for...
The Insider: Ten Years Later
Toward the end of Sydney Lumet’s ’70s classic Serpico there is an unnerving scene that...
Living In These Hard Times
Toles shoots, he scores. No further comment required.
(Not) Sucking in the ’70s: Jazz, Volume One
Yes, sometimes you can judge an album by its cover. Especially if it Jazz....
That cat’s something I can’t explain…
Oh really? I know this thing will grow big enough to eat me but….this is...