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Watching the gritty HBO series called Generation Kill about a platoon of young Marines at the beginning of the invasion of Iraq, it struck me again how ambivalent music’s relationship to warfare really is. Sure, one end of the music-as-weapon spectrum runs through the high-brow pacifism of Britten and Michael Tippet and the I ain’t [...]
I was just watching a jingoistic clip about good old Teddy Roosevelt and San Juan Hill and that bloody chapter in the American imperial adventure and I realized I’d let Labor Day pass with remark on this blog. I think that the struggle is not over and the trip is a long one. Here’s a [...]
Photograph courtesy of Getty Images/Michael Ochs Archive Michael Jackson turns 50 years old today. Jackson has spent most of those years under heavy scrutiny in one of the more intense public spotlights in music history. Click below for an in-depth gallery of Jackson images, including little or never seen early shots of Michael and his siblings [...]
Fellow independent video blogger and friend Baghdad Brian, along with 5 other individuals, was arrested Thursday in Beijing. They are accused of being part of an overseas pro-tibet activist group. Brian was there to report about the demonstrations during the olympics as an independent journalist. Chinese authorities say they must serve a 10 day [...]
An “Ivy Montrealer” recently informed us of a juicy bit of hypocrisy: Canadian and McGill graduate Padraic Scanlan, whom we covered last November for penning a damning critique of Yale and other privileged American universities in the McGill Daily, is now going for his PhD in history at Princeton. To refresh everyone’s memory, here are [...]
WHAT THE FUCK IS UP GOD? SERIOUSLY MAN ME AND YOU NEED TO HAVE A TALK.....COULD YOU ATLEAST GIVEN US A WEEK BETWEEN BERNIE'S DEATH TO GRIEVE BEFORE YOU TOOK ISSAC'??? WOW....... I'M NOT QUESTIONING YOUR PLAN ANY FURTHER..REST IN PEACE YOU COULD BE NEXT! WATCH OUT! MEMPHIS, Tenn. (Aug. 10) -Isaac Hayes, the pioneering singer, songwriter and musician whose relentless "Theme From Shaft" won Academy and...
Phil Ochs (1940-1968) was an important voice in the antiwar movement against the war in Vietnam. His songs had a sharp edge, often combined with real humor. I saw him perform at the University of Minnesota, in front of thousands, after Nixon invaded Cambodia, and the school was virtually shut down. He had serious personal issues as alcoholism, manic depression. He wasn't associated with a group, but...
The Islip Arts Council Free Summer Sunday Concert Series proudly presents The WES HOUSTON BAND at Bayard Cutting Arboretum Sunday August 17, 2008 at 2:00 PM This year, the Islip Arts Council celebrates its milestone 32nd season of presenting fine music in its Free Concert Series. On August 17th, 2008 at 2:00 PM, the acclaimed roots [...]
Tune in as legendary WFMU DJs from years past drop by to help celebrate 50 years on the air. Special guests and rare airchecks galore! See the schedule below, and visit this page for more details. Friday, August 8 -...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York Times Co reported lower quarterly profit and revenue on Wednesday as newspaper advertising revenue fell nearly 12 percent.
It's about as much fun being a newspaper publisher as an airline president these days, so Arthur Ochs "Pinch" Sulzberger, Jr. of the New York Times deserves our sympathy. Last quarter's earnings were dreadful. Earnings per share from continuing operations were down almost 75% from the previous quarter as newspaper advertising revenue declined over 10% -- a decline which according to the May earnings...
SAN FRANCISCO & BERLIN - mental images®, a global leader in rendering software and visualization tools for animators, visual effects artists and professionals who create high quality imagery, today announced they have appointed Randy Ochs as Vice President o
After their town was flooded in 1993, the people of Chelsea, Iowa, decided to move to higher ground - then changed their minds. Now they're under water again, and defending their right to stay where they are.
