The Aquarian

March 2, 2012 0

So after everybody’s favorite Who album, Who’s Next, in 1971, Pete Townshend set upon one-upping my favorite Who album (their...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Ray Charles Is Not Dead

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

February 27, 2012 0

Contrary to the popular misconception that once Ray Charles left Atlantic Records his music turned middle-of-the-road, the singular genius that...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Schmekel – Transgender Jewish Punks

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

February 10, 2012 2

It’s a safe bet to say that there’s never been a band like Schmekel (Yiddish for small penis). Guitarist Lucian...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Ned Evett – All In

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

January 23, 2012 0

In the popular poker game Texas Hold ‘Em, the concept of going all in is when you put all your...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: I Am Elvis

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

January 16, 2012 0

It’s true. I’m really Elvis. He resides within me, alive and vibrant. Just like he resided within Andy Kaufman (1949-1984),...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Still Rolling

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

January 9, 2012 0

So, next year the Rolling Stones will celebrate a half-century of being a rock ’n’ roll band. Are there any...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: CD Pile

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

January 2, 2012 0

Where It All Begins (Stax/Concord) is the sixth album from “The First Daughter Of Soul,” Lalah Hathaway, whose father, Donny...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: A Look Back At 2011

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

December 19, 2011 0

My musical year was pockmarked more by what I didn’t go to than what I did. Elvis Presley, despite being...

Paul Simon @ New Jersey Performing Arts Center

Mike Greenblatt

Concerts

December 14, 2011 0

NEWARK, NJ—Paul Simon came back to where he was born to perform for the first time in his 47-year career,...

Rant ‘N’ Roll: Hank 3

Mike Greenblatt

Columns

December 12, 2011 2

Country Music’s Ultimate Outlaw Hank Williams (1923-1953) died in the back seat of his Cadillac on his way to a...

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