I only today learned that Jimmy Carl Black (pictured at the far left on the back cover of the Mothers’ album Freak Out! ) the former drummer...

Election Day : Whichever candidate you support, today America is on the verge of history, as this article from the L. A. Times online poin...

I’d fully intended to post the following entry on the brush arbor style this weekend, in connection with the Western Christian holidays of “...

David Barker, editor of Continuum’s “33 & 1/3” series of books on classic rock albums, announced yesterday on his blog that Continuum i...

Last month I posted a blog on Van Morrison’s upcoming shows at the Hollywood Bowl—happening at the end of this week, Friday and Saturday, No...

The songs one might consider placing under the broad rubric of “Halloween Rock” occupy a curious niche in rock music history. They do not es...

The website switched.com announced yesterday—October 28, 2008—that JVC, the final company producing standalone VCRs, has ceased manufacture...

1. The fact that rock ‘n’ roll is about a whole lot more than the music is rock culture’s equivalent of the elephant in the living room. 2. ...

Yesterday I came across Greg Kot’s compelling homage to Levi Stubbs of the Four Tops, who died October 17 at age 72. (Pictured at left are t...

I may have missed it, but Bill Wyman’s website made no mention of his birthday yesterday—his 72nd. The former Rolling Stone didn’t acknowle...

I went ahead and posted nine more aphorisms today, so as to make the number I’ve posted on this blog at this point total an even 70. Several...

1. Concerts once were performed for the purpose of being recorded, but now concerts occur for the purpose of promoting a record. 2. There’s ...