Archive for January, 2009
the short list
I recently wrote up a book proposal for the 33 & 1/3 book series - they publish books all about classic albums. The hardest part of the proposal was settling on one album - you can only pitch one. About sixty of these books are already in print, so you can’t do Exile on Main [...]
Read More..>>the polydactyl prince: hound dog taylor
Let’s not bury the lead: the late great bluesman Hound Dog Taylor was born polydactyl - not a winged dinosaur, but a man with six fingers on each hand. I would not lie to you. Actually, I would totally lie to you, but you can verify this particular tidbit easily, and I’ll even provide some [...]
Read More..>>heartaches of a fool: phosphorescent
Banner day here at the blue trenchcoat. Received a promo CD in the mail that I actually wanted - one that I would have gone out and bought anyway. In the world of endless Slightly Better than Average promo CDs accompanied by massive hype, this is like the birth of a two-headed goat, or a [...]
Read More..>>that is most definitely where it’s at
I’m a huge Sam Cooke fan - have been ever since Mr. Ethan “Ethane” Stead brought the compilation The Man and His Music into our NYC apartment, and I heard the opening track “Touch the Hem of His Garment”. Can’t say it gave me religion, but it definitely saved me on some hungover mornings. So I [...]
Read More..>>jah das ist blitzen
Why did it take us so long, as a nation, to produce a good song about being raised by wolves? I think we’ve all been there: the frowned-upon nudity, the hankering for raw meat, learning to “own” our opposable thumbs - and yet all Springsteen gives us is Jersey, love, and the mill closing down. [...]
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