Some Girls and the MXR Phase 90
I’ve been listening to the newly released remastered version of Some Girls and enjoying the 12 bonus tracks that accompany it. I’ll be writing about those tracks here in the months to come with the idea of producing a Kindle-based companion volume to my...Remembering Some Girls and Marquee Moon at McNally Jackson
Bryan Waterman and I celebrated the release of our books for Continuum’s 33 1/3 series last night with a joint reading at the McNally Jackson Books in Nolita. We talked about the ways in which we conceive of my book, The Rolling Stones’ Some Girls, and...Thar She Blows: The Sound of Animals Fighting
I was investigating The Sound of Animals Fighting, a band that Chani suggested in response to my Globalize My Playlist post, and I came across their song “Ahab” from their 2008 album The Ocean and the Sun. At least, I think it’s a song. It’s...Summertime and the Livin’ Ain’t Easy
7:28 a.m. In my neck of the urban jungle, summertime officially begins — well, right now. I’ve got Gershwin George Gershwin’s melody and DuBose Heyward’s lyrics going through my head as I write this, but in contrast to what they sing in Porgy...Moby-Dick the Opera, Part 1
It was definitely worth the trip. The world premiere of Jake Heggie’s Moby-Dick last night at the Dallas Opera was a stunning operatic experience that I will always remember. Moments after the chandelier at the Winspear Opera House has retracted into the ceiling...