A Plague Upon Your Ignorance: The Overwhelming Genius of Zappa
“I’m gonna tell you the way it is/And I’m not gonna be kind or easy” Frank Zappa, “Harry, You’re a…
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Too Many People: Revisiting Paul McCartney’s Ram
Paul McCartney is that one artist where, even in the depths of his discography, I feel completely at home and…
Linda, Before Paul McCartney
I first met Linda McCartney at the Scene on West 46th Street. A hip little grotto in a cellar, it…
Review: Nas – Life Is Good
“Before there was an audience to watch us / I assure you, there was a process.” Nas has had one…
Interview: Pete Seeger – When Will They Ever Learn?
“Any darn fool can make something complex; it takes a genius to make something simple.”—Pete Seeger Before the Byrds or…
Blooms & Busts: Lollapalooza 2012
The sort of manic energy present at a music festival compressed into ten square blocks of downtown Chicago is hard…
YOU COMPLETE IDIOT: My Gwar Experience
Why does the beverage Jagermeister hold such appeal to Gwar? BECAUSE IT GETS YOU WASTED, YOU COMPLETE IDIOT. ...Read on…
No Contest: The Ali-Warhol Tapes
Victor Bockris: On the other hand, you always said you just like to have people who talk a lot when…
Ringo Starr: Fifty Years Later and the Birth of the Beatles
“You’re the greatest drummer in the world. Really.”—Paul McCartney, the day after the band’s infamous rooftop concert at Apple Studios…
Listen When You Leave: Nico’s Chelsea Girl
In 1966, Nico recorded with The Velvet Underground. They recorded The Velvet Underground and Nico. The band’s first album.…