remnants: MAGIC, PART 2: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Madison Square Garden, October 18, 2007

“Are there any lovers out there tonight?”

X, Masonic Temple, Detroit, July 16, 2024

Your phone's off the hook, but you're not

pilgrimage: No. 10 Cedarwood Road & Mount Temple

If we see how close we are to places where something happened we might begin to believe we could be one of those people. 

mixed bag

Free The Remixes, We Are Lady Parts, an oral history of the Stone Pony, and more

travelogue: ireland part 2

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travelogue: ireland part 1

Bits and bobs from my first week in Ireland, exclusively for paid subscribers.

The Patti Smith Quartet, Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland, 27 & 28 June 2024

If she has taught us nothing else she has taught us how to continue to walk with the dead.

remnants: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, 24 March 2009

I love the rehearsal shows, because they are rehearsals. Some are more polished, some are leaning towards a train wreck.

Ann Powers on Joni Mitchell

Ann Powers’ book on Joni Mitchell is not just the best book on Joni Mitchell that exists. It’s one of the best books about music.

Detroit honors Patti Smith

It will rise from the ashes.

20+ Reasons You Should Watch the Bon Jovi Documentary (Even If You Aren't A Fan)

There are four parts to this JBJ documentary. I did not think I would make it through the whole thing and yet, here we are. 

about a film about Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno.

This film is not boring.