Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart (Revisited)
Sean MurphyEVERYONE WHO JOINS A ROCK BAND WANTS TO BE HEARD. The good ones want to be unique, while the pretenders tend to imitate what has already been done. The soulless…
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart (Revisited)
EVERYONE WHO JOINS A ROCK BAND WANTS TO BE HEARD. The good ones want to be unique, while the pretenders tend to imitate what has already been done. The soulless…
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart: One Year Later
EVERYONE WHO JOINS A ROCK BAND WANTS TO BE HEARD. The good ones want to be unique, while the pretenders tend to imitate what has already been done. The soulless…
In Defense of Good Sax, Part Two
Wherein five jazz saxophonists "slum" and make truly indelible contributions to five well-loved and much-played rock songs. Considering one of the all-time ALL TIME greats (Sonny Rollins) is on this…
One More Blue Nightmare: Aram Bajakian’s Back Again (with the album of the year)
What has Aram Bajakian been up to since the release of his remarkable debut, Kef, in 2011? Not much. He’s been on the road with both Lou Reed (RIP) and…
2013: Time To Die
2013: In pace requiescat! Theme video for this annual series (especially instructive for those not familiar with the title or the photo, above): 3/7/13: R.I.P. to the amazing Alvin Lee.…
The Intersection of Art & Innovation, cont’d: A Conversation with Aram Bajakian
Yesterday we wrapped another conversation for CEA's ongoing series "The Intersection of Art & Innovation." (Previous discussions can be found HERE, HERE and HERE.) It was my pleasure to speak with…
Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart
EVERYONE WHO JOINS A ROCK BAND WANTS TO BE HEARD. The good ones want to be unique, while the pretenders tend to imitate what has already been done. The soulless…
Lou Reed, R.I.P.
This one hurts. I'm working on a proper tribute that will appear within the week. For now, here are five of my personal favorites, all from the Velvet Underground years…
In Defense of Good Sax, Part Two
Wherein five jazz saxophonists "slum" and make truly indelible contributions to five well-loved and much-played rock songs. Considering one of the all-time ALL TIME greats (Sonny Rollins) is on this…