How could Stanley Kubrick see so far into the future to realize that nearly fifty years later we would still be worrying about the bomb? After watching this film for the second time in my life, thanks to the great film series at MoMA and Target’s Free Fridays, I am surprised that we are still [...]
Just the fact that Rhino Records chose to issue a 4-CD compilation on a band like Big Star says more about the label and their ability to reach out to new converts as well as old fans, like me, who will buy anything with “not previously released” or the “definitive remaster” sticker on the cover. [...]
I have always had a difficult time removing the name, addresses or phone numbers of friends or family who pass away. As I am now in my lower mid-fifties, my directories are changing balance from the living to the dead at a faster pace than I am now, or want to be, used to. Just [...]
I was saddened by the news that my old friend and business colleague Billy Lee Riley had just passed away from cancer at age 75. I am sorry it took Billy’s passing to inspire me to write this long overdue account of our friendship, but his passing on August 2 was overlooked by most in [...]
[editor's note: Everyone give a hearty welcome to our newest contributor. We have great expectations for him. We're working out a few things, for what we hope becomes a weekly (or more) column. His first real post will be up shortly!] If I had Stephen Colbert’s cajhones I would say, “Here I am cyberspace, now [...]
