In Medias Res

Every dorky alt-pop band from the 1990s deserved their 15 minutes of genuinely-earned musical respect, their one song that actually adds som...

Daryl Hall and John Oates are having a blast here. The keyboards are going wild, they're playing with feedback, everyone in the band loo...

Worth remembering --one this anniversary, in particular.

Those who have ears, let them hear.

So, Phil Collins is coming out of retirement . Does that scare you, this Halloween night? It shouldn't. No, Collins isn't a profound...

How much of a defender am I of what many write off as cheesy, lazy (but in truth, often quite wonderful) 70s hippie-pop? Enough of a defende...

[Cross-posted to Political Context ] Yesterday evening, at the reception to mark the opening of this year's Association for Political ...

Not the greatest audio or visuals, I know--but when it comes to Bob Mould, the artist you gave us pretty much everything that was good about...

It's simply a glorious October day here at Friends University--blue sky, light wind, temps in the 60s, the leaves of the trees (as I tak...

Like almost everyone ( unlike Mick Fleetwood! ), I discovered the folk singer and jazz interpreter Eva Cassidy too late, long after she had ...