Ladies and Gentlemen …

Ladies and Gentlemen …

And now, for a message from one of my other obsessions … The biggest news out of the UK today, as far as I’m concerned, was not prime minister David Cameron’s reading of Chapter 30 of Moby-Dick for the “Moby-Dick Big Read” project....
Some Girls and the MXR Phase 90

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...

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...