Apropos of Nothing

At some point around the time of this year's appearance by Nile Rodgers at this year's Grammy Awards - I can't remember if it ...

"Hearts and Bones" is a good Paul Simon album that had the misfortune to be released just a couple of years before "Gracela...

There’s no doubt that The B-52’s’ first album is their masterpiece, and without question one of the greatest New Wave albums.  But I’...

My friend Thomas and I bought this album on the same day in September 1974, at a K-Mart no less.   His dad drove us and waited in the...

I bought this album in early 1982 because of one song. As you can see (if you look closely), I paid $1 for it – at Rasputin Reco...

The 1980s were a great decade for Lou Reed – to these ears, the only period where he created works of sustained excellence that could...

“Willie and the Poor Boys” was my birthday present in 1970, when I was in the 4 th grade. It seemed at the time, and nothing has...