Nov - 14
2016
After what seemed like a four-year campaign, originally featuring over a score of prospective candidates from the two major parties, the Presidential election of 2016 came down to Donald Trump, a New York real estate mogul and professional portrayer of “Donald Trump” and Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State, two-term Senator from New…
Jul - 14
2016
After putting it off for months, I finally listened to the soundtrack to “Hamilton: An American Musical” a few weeks ago and I was transfixed from the start. I’ve listened to it a lot more since then, and I can say that the awards and nominations are well deserved. For years I told…
Jul - 01
2016
2016 continues to bring bad news on the rock and roll front. Halfway through the year, and we have had to endure the loss of more than a few legendary musical figures, and this week a true pioneer of rock music passed away. If anyone could truly be said to have been “present…
Apr - 24
2016
In what is becoming an all-too common refrain in 2016, another amazing musician has died. Prince, a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, was only 57 years old when he was found dead in an elevator at his Paisley Park studio on April 21. A few months ago after the…
Jan - 14
2016
Rock legend David Bowie died this week only a few days after his 69th birthday, following a lengthy battle with liver cancer. Bowie was a relentless trailblazer in areas of music, performance, technology, and sexuality and was a significant pop cultural force on both sides of the Atlantic for decades. I can’t say that I…