Song of the Day: Daniel Barenboim (Sonata No. 14, 3rd Movement)
Sean MurphyBeethoven again. It seems impossible to believe that Daniel Barenboim is only 66 years old....
Keeping Alaska Safe from (and for) Turkeys
Re. Palin’s latest: Are you kidding me? There are so many levels to this, it’s...
Song of the Day: Up from the Skies
Really no commentary necessary. Jimi Hendrix. Vernon Reid. Enough said. I’m smart enough to just...
Meathead: Le bulldog de Dirty Harry dans Sudden Impact
Do you remember Sudden Impact? Me either. Actually, that’s not quite accurate: it was on...
File Under: Teflon Joe (formerly filed under: Are You Fucking Kidding Me?)
The rumors of Joe Lieberman’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Damn. Personally, I wanted them...
Song of the Day: Supreme Love Dance, Billy Higgins and Charles Lloyd
“Smiling” Billy Higgins. On any self-respecting jazz fan’s extra short-list of all-time greatest drummers. He...
Mitch Mitchell: The Perfect Engine for the Jimi Hendrix Experience
Sound Affects The PopMatters Music Blog Pop Past 17 November 2008 Mitch Mitchell: The Perfect...
Song of the Day: Beethoven’s Pathetique, First Movement
Not winter yet, but it’s close. Dark even before the sun sets, cold even when...
Born in the U.S.A. (or, Every Day is Veterans Day)
I. Personal Remember when Born in the U.S.A. was ubiquitous? The album and the song....