Tag Archives: Music

12 Musicians Who Died This Year Respond to the Election of Donald Trump

Posted on November 28, 2016 by Sean Beaudoin

It’s entirely possible that there’s a musical solution to all this, and that the wisdom of those who have recently left us should not be squandered. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged cabinet appointments, Chris Christie, Christie in Very Small Cell, David Bowie, don't vote, Fox, hardcore, hillary, horny pony, hypocrisy, jeff sessions, John Coltrane, misanthropy, msnbc, Music, musical solutions, musical solutionz, Myron Ebell, nihilism, politics, Prince, punk, Putin, Racketeering trial, RIP Buffin Griffin, RIP John Berry, RIP Pete Burns, RIP Phife Dawg, RIP Vanity, Russia, suicide, The Clash covered Mose Allison, the media, Trump, Trump University Payoff, vote | 1 Comment

When Pop Music Goes Dark: An Interview With Mark Brooks

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Joe Daly

“People might say, “Oh, this is straight pop music,” but when you dig in, it’s much more – it’s heartbreak, it’s anger, it’s back-stabbing…Everything on this record comes from a real feeling and a real experience. Continue reading →

Posted in Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged danzig, dethklok, dreamy, emily kavanaugh, Mark Brooks, metalocalypse, Music, Night Club, pop, requiem for romance, Slayer, synth pop | Leave a comment

Three Perfect Albums, Ten Years Later

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Sean Murphy

Three career defining albums by three very different artists, reappraised ten years later. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Uncategorized | Tagged 2006, Bitter Tea, Fiery Furnaces, Fox Confessor Brings the Flood, Music, Neko Case, Return to Cookie Mountain, TV on the Radio | Leave a comment

An Interview with Senator Bill Bradley

Posted on November 25, 2015 by Terry Bracy with Timothy Bracy

The former Senator, presidential candidate, and New York Knicks legend talks about books, music, and the problem with politics today. Continue reading →

Posted in Politics | Tagged Bill Bradley, books, campaign finance reform, Citizens United, Music, New York Knicks, Senator | Leave a comment

THE MARTYR WITH A THOUSAND FACES

Posted on June 12, 2015 by Lawrence Benner

Sometimes, the actors are so distractingly famous that latex appliances are required to aid in the suspension of disbelief. Nicole Kidman glues on a prosthetic nose, fills her pockets with rocks, walks into a pond . . . and Oscar history. Continue reading →

Posted in Popular Culture | Tagged Biopic, drugs, Hollywood, Infinite Jest, Jesus, jimi hendrix, Moitley Croyah, Music, Oliver Stone, Patsy Cline, phonies, Sex, the Doors, The End of The Tour, The Weeklings | Leave a comment

Sunday Light and Word – Marching into Angles

Posted on March 8, 2015 by Hank Cherry

Searching the angles of chance Continue reading →

Posted in Sunday Light and Word | Tagged Altman, Angels of light, Angles, Camrose, Cement steps, cobain, Eternity is Milk, Hank Cherry, Japanese Pavilion, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Marching into angles, Music, photography, Places, Steps, UCLA | Leave a comment

We Wish You a Merry Sixmas

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

Was there ever a better Christmas mixtape than Merry Sixmas? Likely not. Our music editor Robert Burke Warren takes us back to the 80s, when a second-generation cassette mix made by a stranger named Eddie G opened up a whole new way of listening to and sharing music. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Mix Tape Nation, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture | Tagged allison janney, big bang theory, Christmas, cool, eddie g, eddie gorodetsky, holiday music, holidays, merry sixmas, mix cd, mix tape, mixtape, Music, robert burke warren, see/hear, two and a half men | 2 Comments