Jun
16
ON THE ROAD WITH MATT
This past week, I’ve been listening to film actor Matt Dillon narrate Jack Kerouac’s On the Road and
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Digital Renegade
Jun
12
PURE IMAGINATION
Many of those who have had their ears blessed and their hearts touched by pop warhorses like Good Vibrations and
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Jun
07
SUICIDE IS SHAMELESS
If balancing excessive narcissism, self-promotion, and an endless longing for death seems a little contradictory, that’s probably because it
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Jun
01
CURB YOUR ENTHUSIASM
We all know you shouldn't speak ill of the dead, but can one still be honest if unwilling
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May
29
BELONGING
Given that the great Keith Jarrett has just turned 80, I can think of no more touching birthday tribute than
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May
25
STEVE PLAYS STEVIE
The musical legacy of my Uncle Steve (technically my second cousin) is fairly well preserved on YouTube. This Captain Caveman-looking
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May
24
LIVE AND LET DIE
When you were young and your heart was an open book
You used to say live and let live
(You
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May
22
BACK TO NATURE
It seemed that the 1960s and 1970s marked the beginning of a re-evaluation of traditional British values and the colonial
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May
19
NACHO MAN
I like to think (perhaps mistakenly) that I have a good understanding of human psychology, but just yesterday, watching a
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May
15
RING OF FIRE
What I particularly love about director Barrie Kosky's Ring Cycle so far at the Royal Opera House is
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