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I want my MTV
what was it like having a 24-hour music channel suddenly beaming into your living room?
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Book Reviews
books, books, books
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I CRIED, MISS MAY DOES NOT EXIST, MIA ZAPATA & THE GITS, UNDER A ROCK, and HOW WOMEN MADE MUSIC
Concert Reviews
X, Masonic Temple, Detroit, July 16, 2024
Your phone's off the hook, but you're not
Pilgrimage
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
Travel
travelogue: ireland part 2
Part 2 of an exclusive post for paid subscribers.
Travel
travelogue: ireland part 1
Bits and bobs from my first week in Ireland, exclusively for paid subscribers.
Patti Smith
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.
Book Reviews
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.
Patti Smith
Detroit honors Patti Smith
It will rise from the ashes.
Documentaries
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.
Documentaries
about a film about Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno.
This film is not boring.