Jimi Hendrix was not very happy on the day I was born (March 22, 1968). Because I’m in Seattle, I went to MoPOP (the Museum of Pop Culture). And lingered longest at the small exhibits on Nirvana and Jimi Hendrix’s travels. The latter … Read on
No rock’n’roll band NOT named for an E Street has provided a more consistent, welcoming SAX SANCTUARY for the controversial woodwind than the Rolling Stones. At my count, they’ve left room for sax parts in 50 songs, 16 of which get bonafide solos. … Read on
Growing up a Cold War kid in Oklahoma, I naturally became fascinated with the (forbidden) Soviet Union. In high school, I thumbed through copies of Soviet Life in the school library for a report on life in the USSR. Later I read Tolstoy and Dostoevsky … Read on
Ever wonder why some people favor old mono recordings to stereo ones? There is a very simple reason why, which I discuss on Episode #00001 of Robert’s Record Corner. (See all of them here.) This new show — which will run as long … Read on
Imagine turning 21 as the Berlin Wall comes down. I did. It was the year I first visited Europe. I went with a goatee. Laugh if you want. But no baseball players or Republicans had goatees back then. We were the first-generation MTV … Read on
David Bowie’s been away from us for a year now. And it’s taken as long for me to figure out my favorite 50 Bowie songs. The target changes so much because Bowie changed so much. I’ve had many Bowie phases in my life … Read on
