Today, November 29, would have been the 93rd birthday of Mr. Billy Strayhorn, one of the greatest composers in American popular music. Make that music, period. The key compositional collaborator…
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I haven't remarked on the amazing powers of the iTunes shuffle facility for over two years but this one is a zinger. From Eminem's angry attack on the Iraq War,…
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Inspirational verse: Hey now baby, get into my big black car... Hey now baby, get into my big black car... I want to just show you...what my politics are.
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When Martin Scorsese's Shine a Light hit theaters in April, it gave movie critics, myself included, a chance to play at being rock critics, without the cut in pay. Everybody…
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In my rush to upload my Hancock and Mamma Mia! etc. reviews earlier I forgot that I was always intending to offer up a digital copy of my own favourite…
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