If you have found your way here today from JC's bellwether blog the (new) vinyl villain, here's a bonus to accompany the imaginary ...

When I heard filmmaker Jonathan Demme passed away, my first thoughts weren't about blockbuster films like 'Philadelphia' and ...

If you sat at your cubicle and stared at a computer screen while nibbling at a bologna sandwich housed on a brown-paper bag doubling as a pl...

We should have seen this coming. A couple of years ago, to mark the 30th anniversary of NME's legendary 'C86' cassette, reissue ...

I dedicate this post to a country lawyer living the dream on the continent. Best of luck to Jonny Bottoms and the rest of the Ponderosa Ace...

All ears should be pointed at Elefant Records right now. Let's start with Tracy Tracy, Paul and Tig. There are a few naysayers in this a...

After a false start last summer, I'm finally finishing up Elvis Costello's autobiography. I always like to have a book going, partic...

The tradition continues. On this day, I usually mix it up a bit with Mitch Easter's work as a musician and as a producer and engineer, b...

I have pushed the Elvis Brothers on you before, with little success, but I'm going to try again. They're worth it. I have a soft spo...

As I mentioned last time, the family got a few days in SoCal last week. We get down there about once a year, and it's a great spot for u...

Just back from some fun in the sun with the kids during their spring break. Never needed vitamin D so badly. I ripped this translucent gold ...

Here's another post inspired by something I read on another blog. Last weekend, our pal CC at Charity Chic Music wrote about a couple o...