I (and Conan O’Brien) need a friend!
I have been listening to my music favs for a decades...
24 March, 2023
Art
Velvet Underground’s Art Connections
“We are not part of the subculture—we are part of the culture!” Andy Warhol helped ensure that that was possible for the Velvet Underground. Effectively acting as an impresario to the group, the Pop artist laid the groundwork for the band’s first record deal and greater media attention....
16 October, 2021
Travel As Equals
I saw Joseph Arthur for the first time at Alpine Valley opening for Perle Jam's 25th Anniversary concert. His performances are insightful. Especially this song....
14 January, 2021
#AmericaWakeUp
The two-minute montage, narrated by the late George Carlin, accurately captures the cynical zeitgeist in America LONG before the 2020 election....
28 July, 2020
I fart in your general direction
My sister introduced me to "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" way back in...
23 January, 2020
Neil Peart: ‘We All Learned From Him’
2112 influenced me like few other albums of that time. Of course there were many 70s classics, but Peart was breaking new ground, and side 1 was a masterpiece....
11 January, 2020
My Top 19: Insane Tales From Keith Richards’ Legendary Life
I love music. But despise the annual onslaught of the year's top 10, top 20, and top 50 lists. Art is in the eye of the #beerholder....
21 December, 2019