Be at Peace, Sweet Sinéad
Sean MurphyShe was brave. She was beautiful. She was brilliant. We all found our lives enriched thanks to her gift and, as is so often the case with our most fragile…
Introducing “Rhapsodies in Blue”
Just in time to properly celebrate National Poetry Month, my second collection, Rhapsodies in Blue, is now available! You can pick up a paperback or Kindle version here. I'd love you to…
Original Poem: Charles Mingus’s Memento
It remains a blessing for this writer to find publications that “get” him –and what I’m attempting with my ongoing project (the first installment, of course, being The Blackened Blues, released…
Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without (Part Two)
Part Two: Make a Joyful Noise Unto JAH: Culture’s International Herb Culture is immortal for their 1977 tour de force, Two Sevens Clash, one of a handful of albums that…
July 7: When The Two Sevens Clash (Revisited)
July 7, 1977: When the two sevens clash. You can, and should, appreciate Culture's masterpiece all days of the year, but on July 7 you better recognize. I wrote about…
Songs Of Freedom
On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the Civil War, I had a few things on my mind. Fortunately, I can take a nap because the ever-reliable and brilliant…
Summertime is Reggae Time (Revisited)– Part Three: ‘Right Time’ by The Mighty Diamonds
Big misconception about reggae music: it’s all happy, at the beach, drinking music. Biggest misconception about reggae music: it all sounds the same. Even Bob Marley (and it is both…
Summertime is Reggae Time (Revisited)– Part Two: Culture’s ‘International Herb’
Culture is immortal for their 1977 tour de force, Two Sevens Clash, one of a handful of albums that can justifiably be uttered in the same sentence as Heart of…
July 7: When The Two Sevens Clash
July 7, 1977: When the two sevens clash. You can, and should, appreciate Culture's masterpiece all days of the year, but on July 7 you better recognize. I wrote about Culture…
Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Two
11 July 2008 Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without Part Two: Make a Joyful Noise Unto JAH: Culture’s International Herb Culture is immortal for their 1977 tour de force,…