Iraq: Ten Years Gone
Sean MurphyWhat's ten years and a couple trillion dollars between friends, huh? And I mean, it's not like anyone could have seen this coming, right? Right. Anyone who's read this blog knows…
Keep on Baracking in the Free World: 10 Songs for 4 (More) Years
1. Now's The Time. Because, you know, it is. 2. Focus on Sanity No further comment necessary. Thank you America!!! 3. II B.S. His name is CHOLLY MINGUS and I…
Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Four
Walking the Streets of Glory: Israel Vibration’s The Same Song The cardinal rule for any serious appraisal of art involves a necessity to separate all discussion of the artist from…
Summertime is Reggae Time (Revisited)– Part Four: ‘The Same Song’ by Israel Vibration
The cardinal rule for any serious appraisal of art involves a necessity to separate all discussion of the artist from the artifact. Mostly this is essential because so many unsavory…
August 26, 2002: Remembering My Mother in Music
Blogs are, or can be, like diaries. Except that diaries, by nature, are private. Which begs the question: do people who blog censor or soften the observations, complaints or critiques that…
Five Easy Pieces
Music always helps. Here are representations from each of the five major food groups (jazz, blues, reggae, classical, rock) that are unceasingly able to make me happy, or at least…
Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Four (Popmatters.com blog)
Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Four Walking the Streets of Glory: Israel Vibration’s The Same Song The cardinal rule for any serious appraisal of art involves a…