Huntsman is…Hip?
Sean MurphyHard to quibble with this: Huntsman: I'd have to say that I like Trout Mask Replica, which came out in '68, all the way…
2010: Time To Die (Part Two: July-December)
2010: In pace requiescat! This one hurt. The spectacular career of Bob Probert had already ended; his life ended entirely too soon (at the absurdly young age of 45), on…
Beefheart & The Black Keys: Grown So Ugly
Another song from Safe As Milk, the great "Grown So Ugly": The Black Keys attacking it, in one of the best covers you'll ever hear (from their amazing album Rubber Factory):…
O Captain! My Captain!: The Unique Magic of Don Van Vliet
As Ian Anderson said, “We’re getting a bit short on heroes lately.” And Ian, while he wasn’t speaking of Don Van Vliet, nevertheless would --and has— endorsed the man better known…
Got A Beef? Sure ‘Nuff ‘N Yes I Do
As T.S. Eliot portentously opined: April is the cruelest month. Apparently someone once pulled an April Fools' Day joke on him too. What's really sad is I saw this one coming almost…
They Will Rock You (They Are The Champions)
Part One: Introduction (and Apology) October ’08. In the spirit of two quintessentially American inventions (obsessions, really), baseball and rock and roll, it seemed like a swell idea to merge…