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September 12, 2007 01:17 PM EDT --
There's very little difference, at heart, between the classicists and the rockers; all trade in passion and intimacy, with the idea that music can move and exalt. Too often to classical compositions . . .
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July 18, 2007 11:12 PM EDT --
There are many great things about living one's life as a volunteer. The amenities aren't one of them. I live in a co-op with a couple hundred people, all fighting for a piece of the same internet . . .
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July 11, 2007 12:41 PM EDT --
Last week found "Single of the Week" in Venice Beach, celebrating the Fourth of July in true California fashion: the Mr. and Mrs. Muscle Beach contest. It was not nearly as . . .
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June 27, 2007 11:06 PM EDT --
Tonight in Los Angeles, Paul McCartney is playing a super secret show at a Hollywood record shop. Across the street, CNN, armed with a prime view and the ability, I’m sure, to get into the show (unlike . . .
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June 27, 2007 09:58 PM EDT --
Summer Single Series #8: Sausalito Summernight, Diesel (198??)
The Summer Single Series is back and now based in Los Angeles, CA. Where better to celebrate the summer . . .
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June 13, 2007 10:09 AM EDT --
Summer Song Countdown #9: A Summer Song, Chad and Jeremy (1964)
I have to admit, deciding on this week's song was a little tricky. I never realized that summer songs were so . . .
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May 30, 2007 11:23 AM EDT --
In lieu of iTunes single of the week (currently costing $.99) and in honor of the unofficial start of summer (thanks to the Memorial Day holiday), I’ve decided to launch a special “Single of . . .
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May 29, 2007 11:07 PM EDT --
Everyone loves a good romantic album; but it's rare when the album has a great romantic story to back it up. David Martin's Something In Your Eyes is, at least as far as music rag gossip goes, . . .
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May 22, 2007 11:57 AM EDT --
I've always been a sucker for a good travel song-"Six Days on the Road", "Midnight Train to Georgia", "500 Miles", all of them. Even better is a good travel album, where . . .
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May 16, 2007 10:22 AM EDT --
Welcome back to Single of the Week, back with a special edition after a week off. This week's special edition follows a theme from two weeks ago, highlight an album that I think . . .
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May 14, 2007 01:44 PM EDT --
Hey guys--thanks for the invite, Racheline. This is a fun group. I thought about my qualifications, saw that many of them (life-long student, actor) were already covered, and realized the one thing that . . .
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April 27, 2007 11:37 AM EDT --
Until I was 25, I never thought much about the realities of American health care. I was under my parents insurance, and, despite the fact that I was a sick kid who was in and out of doctor's offices . . .
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April 25, 2007 06:11 PM EDT --
This week's single of the week column is a bit of a departure. For one thing, it has nothing to do with iTunes. More importantly, it has nothing to do with singles. It has to do with . . .
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April 25, 2007 04:17 PM EDT --
Guys, I have to be honest. I miss Sanjaya.
I know there are many of you out there who can't fathom how I could possibly say such a thing, but I also know there must be a fair number of you who . . .
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April 20, 2007 03:44 PM EDT --
I have a general rule for my politicians. I take it as read that they're going to spin things, twist things, do whatever they can to keep themselves afloat. I only ask that they do so in a gentlemanly . . .
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April 19, 2007 09:56 AM EDT --
First, let me apologize upfront for the delay in the publishing of this week's column. I injured my back and, while that seems like it should be conducive to lying around, listening to music, and playing . . .
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April 19, 2007 08:49 AM EDT --
For the past few days, I've been captivated by the coverage of the Virginia Tech tragedy. This isn't new behavior for me--I'm quite often fascinated by major news events--nor is it new behavior . . .
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April 18, 2007 10:23 PM EDT --
It had to end sometime. During a conversation with my brother last night, also an avid Idol watcher, we discussed Sanjaya's performance. "I don't know," I said, "I found him pretty . . .
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April 13, 2007 06:09 PM EDT --
For those of you who watched An Inconvenient Truth and wondered what you could do to help: as a part of Global Warming Action Month, communities around the country are participating in "Step . . .
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April 11, 2007 04:36 PM EDT --
The voices no longer matter.
Let’s be honest, on American Idol, after a while, the voices have never mattered. It’s a battle to the death between fanbases. The votes don’t go to the . . .
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