Apropos of Nothing

This is something that I've been thinking about doing for a while, so I guess this falls into the "better late than never" cat...

Memorializing. The Weight of These Wings, Miranda Lambert Blue and Lonesome - The Rolling Stones 57th and 9th, Sting Joanne - Lady G...

Those of you who know me well know that I think "The Empire Strikes Back" is not only the best Star Wars movie, but one of the g...

Before I was into music, before I was into movies, before I was into sports...I was into the political process.  Who knows, maybe it had s...

So last week got a little busy, and on the day of our first presidential debate we find ourselves more than a week behind on the "Ameri...

"Seven Year Ache" is 35 years old now, and I'm pretty sure that's enough time for me to declare it one one of the greatest...

"Blue Ridge Mountains" was the best song on Fleet Foxes' debut album, a beautiful and evocative tune that has only grown in st...

There aren't a lot of moments that you can convincingly argue represent the greatest moment in the history of rock and roll, but Elvis...

James McMurtry's "Complicated Game" is one of the best albums of the decade, and on it he demonstrates a knack for storytellin...

A great song, with one of the greatest lines of all time:  "An honest man's pillow is his peace of mind." Mellencamp is one ...

"Motown was about music for all people - white and black, blue and green, cops and robbers.  I was reluctant to have our music alienate...

"Chewin' out a rhythm on my bubble gum..."  Is there anything more American than that?

From the magnificent album "Love and Theft," released on September 11, 2001. High water risin', six inches 'bove my head...

I can remember the details of my grandmother’s house (mother’s side) as if I had walked through it yesterday. Located in Sutter, at the foot...

This probably isn't the most obvious choice for a Beach Boys song, but it always resonated with me.  Gary Usher, who co-wrote the song w...

The late Gil Scott-Heron was a tragic figure, but more importantly, a great artist who was well ahead of his time.  Listening to his early t...