""That’s one of the great things about music. You can sing a song to 85,000 people and they’ll sing it back for 85,000 different reasons.” Read More
A Hard Day's Night captures The Beatles on the very leading edge of superstardom, and it's no wonder they all look so bemused. Yes, they signed up for this. But did they have any inkling as to what they were getting into? Read More
The critical establishment has never truly acknowledged Elvis's gifts as an actor, although his fans know the truth about how wonderful he was onscreen. Read More
Like any great piece of art, Amadeus makes us recognize and confront our own foibles and flaws. Read More
The most established character in the documentary Jazz on a Summer’s Day is the audience. Read More
Townes Van Zandt was hellbent on a heartache, not for its own sake, but because he saw in that heartache the inspiration for artistic creation. Read More
Paul Simon was never not in my life. It started with Simon & Garfunkel, of course, Bridge Over Troubled Water blaring from... Read More
“Do you feel that playing rock ‘n’ roll music keeps you a child? That is, keeps you in a state... Read More
I first learned how to strum guitar strings and press upon piano keys in high school. By college, I understood... Read More
24 July 2006 “Small, over-tired children demand to be taken home by their mums once the full-on racket of Glosoli... Read More
I started working for The Savoy Cinema in February 2008. I was seventeen. The Savoy was a rundown old place... Read More
(Almost Famous, d. Cameron Crowe, 2000) On a chunk of gold confetti that you push with pointed toe, you glide... Read More