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Sunday Light and Word – Misspent Expressions

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Hank Cherry

Searching the angles of chance. Continue reading →

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Serving Time In Sonic Youth

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Richard Edson

You’ve seen Renaissance man and esteemed guest Weekling Richard Edson onscreen in Do the Right Thing, Platoon, Stranger Than Paradise, and dozens of other films, but you probably don’t know he was the original drummer in seminal NYC post-punk noise mavens Sonic Youth. In this fascinating slice of life, he shares his riveting account of being a participant in several crucial music movements at once. The arty, funky, early 80s East Village lives again! Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Literature, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged 80s, eighties, konk, lower east side, richard edson, sonic youth | 4 Comments

My Rock & Roll Paris

Posted on November 16, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

I was in the land where the creators are revered; Paris greets artists with an affection so strong it gives an energy boost, life force, enabling one to go back to the blank space with faith, with no fear. And indeed, I was not afraid. I was the opposite of afraid. Continue reading →

Posted in Literature, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged Paris, robert burke warren, The Fleshtones | 1 Comment

My Audition for the Ramones

Posted on November 9, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Music editor Robert Burke Warren takes us back to his 1989 audition for The Ramones. Continue reading →

Posted in Humor, Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged C.J. Ramone, Dee Dee Ramone, Joey Ramone, johnny ramone, marky ramone, memoir, punk rock, robert burke warren, the ramones, Tommy Ramone | 4 Comments

Dee Dee King & I

Posted on October 26, 2015 by Seth Davis

Guest Weekling Seth Branitz gives us a window into his French fries-and-gravy friendship with pioneering punk bassist, the late, great Dee Dee Ramone. Continue reading →

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Animal Smell

Posted on October 19, 2015 by Jana Martin

This is the story of not knowing but knowing, and of having the best song I wrote be like my own Fleetwood Mac’ing of our good and earnest little band. It did not really inflict endless damage, but it informed me, and so I suppose this is a bit like a confession and an apology and an admission, because good songs come from nothing less. – Jana Martin Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged 1989, east village, punk rock | Leave a comment

Dr. Ben Carson Isn’t God, He Just Plays One on TV

Posted on October 16, 2015 by Sayantani DasGupta

Forget the Holocaust, forget Dr. Ben Carson’s opinions on gun control: any physician who is willing to write a memoir called Gifted Hands and speak of himself performing “miracles” needs to be looked on as an out-of-touch megalomaniac. We in the medical field should have all seen this coming. Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, News, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged 2016 campaign, ben carson, Donald Trump, medicine, narrative medicine, Sayantani DasGupta | 10 Comments