A few days ago, the Rolling Stones released a remastered version of Exile On Main Street. I’m supposed to be excited about this, what with my lifelong membership in the “Exile Might Be The Greatest Album Ever” fan club. Meh. Financially, it makes perfect sense. I’m actually surprised its taken this long for the […]
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This post originally appeared on Star Maker Machine, two weeks before the 2008 presidential election. Given the historical forces at play and SMM’s theme that week (Civics Lessons), a dip into the Thelonious Monster catalog seemed appropriate. With yesterday’s news that Lena Horne passed away at the age of 92, it seemed like a […]
Read Morehttp://youtu.be/f2KP9fYZUWA?hd=1&w=560 “In those years, there weren’t more than a half-dozen women headlining their own shows in country music. Every time one of us stood up for our rights she made a point for us all. We had our own ‘liberation movement’ going, but I don’t think any of us were aware of it. I know […]
Read Morehttp://youtu.be/hWS0fJGyByY&w=560 “You put your money on yours and I’ll bet on mine We’ll let the score be kept by nature and time And we’ll see who comes out a winner at the finishing line.” Time for some Sunday morning, post-Derby testimonial. You want a stairway to heaven? Step off that Zeppelin shit and come correct […]
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I think most sentient beings can agree that Paul’s Boutique is one of the greatest albums of the last 20-30 years. Catch me on the right day and I might say it’s the greatest album ever. Released in 1989, Paul’s was the by-product of 7 men: The Beastie Boys, an LA DJ named Matt Dike […]
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