Under the Influence: The Story of My Life, Cont’d
Sean MurphyQ: What did Holden Caulfield do when he grew up? A: He got a job. That is the elevator pitch of my novel Not To Mention a Nice Life, reduced…
Bright Moments (Revisited)
Question: What’s it all about? Answer: I don’t know. But I do know a few things. I know some of the things that make me tick. While my weapons of…
Mellow My Mind Or, A Lesson in Life Imitating Art
Check this out. i. Baby mellow my mind, Make me feel like a Schoolboy on good time… Summer 1989: I was that guy. Like many other lost causes, I decided…
Streaming Services: Savior or Disruption? (Revisited)
Last week I had the opportunity to speak with good friend and industry veteran Jason Herskowitz (more about him HERE). In my capacity as an industry analyst at the Consumer…
Newtown and The Healing Power of Music, Featuring Herbie Hancock
I feel obliged to say something, anything, on this sombre occasion. Fortunately, Sean Beaudoin has done some heavy, eloquent lifting in the service of sanity, healing, and remembrance. Sean is an…
Bright Moments (Again)*
Question: What’s it all about? Answer: I don’t know. But I do know a few things. I know some of the things that make me tick. While my weapons of…
Streaming Services: Savior or Disruption?
Last week I had the opportunity to speak with good friend and industry veteran Jason Herskowitz (more about him HERE). In my capacity as an industry analyst at the Consumer…
An Appreciation of Rick Wright (Popmatters.com)
Sound Affects The PopMatters Music Blog Pop Past 19 September 2008 The Great Gig In The Sky: An Appreciation of Rick Wright Back when Pink Floyd was the first band…
Five Reggae Albums You Cannot Live Without: Part Five (Popmatters.com Blog)
If Mikey Dread (Michael Campbell) had never decided to pick up the microphone and sing, his status would be secure in reggae history. His groundbreaking weekly show on Jamaican radio,…
God Is Dead (Again): Remembering Stevie Ray Vaughan (Popmatters.com blog)
Eighteen years ago today. First day of classes, junior year. Standing in the bathroom with too much shaving cream and not enough whiskers, getting geared up for another semester of…