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Who is Another Old Guy?
I've loved music since I was a child. I worked at a radio station in summer camp when I was 11, became obsessed with music in my teens and had the privilege to work at WPRB-FM when I was in college. But rather than follow that passion, I became and continue to be an attorney.
A few years ago, I started writing about music for Star Maker Machine (as J. David), and then for Cover Me.
Now, I've decided to start my own blog, to write about music, television, politics and whatever. Recent Comments
Category Archives: Cross-Post
A New Beginning. Really This Time.
It’s been more than a year since I’ve written here, but it’s time to get back to it. One main reason why I stopped writing here was that I’d gotten it into my head that I needed to write long … Continue reading
Atonement
The Decemberists: Apology Song [purchase] Tonight, Yom Kippur, the Jewish Day of Atonement, begins, and despite the fact that I’m not observant, and won’t be participating in the traditional fast or going to synagogue (but will attend a family “break … Continue reading
Posted in Cross-Post, General
Tagged Afghan Whigs, Al Green, Allan Holdsworth, Aretha Franklin, Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Beck, Benny Goodman, Bill Reiflin, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Buzzcocks, California Guitar Trio, Colin Meloy, Crowded House, Das Damen, David Bowie, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Elvis Presley, Foo Fighters, Gil Evans, Gordon Haskell, Group 87, Hole, James Brown, James Taylor, Jason & The Scorchers, Jason Isbell, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Strummer, John Cale, John Zorn, Johnny Cash, Justin Townes Earle, Kate Rogers, Keith Jarrett, Keith Tippett, Kevin Rowland, King Crimson, Madeleine Peyroux, Matthew Sweet, Mavis Staples, Maya Beiser, Memphis Minnie, Mick Jagger, My Chemical Romance, Neil Young, Patrick O'Hearn, Phil Manzanera, Pixies, Queen, Quiet Sun, Raul Malo, Richard Shindell, Robert Fripp, Slash, Steve Earle, Susanna Hoffs, Television, Tenacious D, The Call, The Decemberists, The Jam, The Lemonheads, The Once, The Rutles, The Staple Singers, The Used, Toots Hibbert, Velvet Underground, Whitney Rose, Willie Nelson, Wynton Marsalis, X
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A Placeholder Post
Despite the new office, I’ve been writing here more (yay!) (or yay?) Nevertheless, I did want to do another post where I collect my writing on other sites, since the last one of these. It is sort of like the … Continue reading
Posted in Cross-Post, Videos
Tagged 'Til Tuesday, Aimee Mann, Buddy Guy, Buddy Holly, Cassandra Wilson, Dala, Edwin Hawikins, Elizabeth Mitchell, Fela Kuti, Gillian Welch, Great Lake Swimmers, Hot Tuna, Jason Isbell, Joe Jackson, Jonatha Brooke, Justin Townes Earle, Linda Thompson, Marty Balin, Neil Young, Nick Lowe, Pete Seeger, Richard Thompson, Roy Hargrove, Russ Solomon, Sandy Denny, Serena Ryder, Solomon Linda, Spin Doctors, Steve Hillage, Stevie Ray Vaughan, The Beatles, The Bunch, The Flamin' Groovies, The Gaslight Anthem, The Pixies, The Tokens, Wire Train, Yvonne Staples
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I Blame Trump
Led Zeppelin: Nobody’s Fault But Mine [purchase] I blame Trump for pretty much everything these days, and I’m not done blaming him for things, as you will see in a month or so. One of the things that I blame … Continue reading
Posted in Cross-Post, Downloads
Tagged Abba, Allison Moorer, Angélique Kidjo, Arlo Guthire, Berhana, Bill Withers, Blind Willie Johnson, Cracker, Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Genesis, Glossary, Graham Parker, I'm With Her, Iggy Pop, Joey DeFrancesco, Kate Pierson, Laura Love, Led Zeppelin, Lucinda Williams, Lucius, Maya Beiser, Mike Oldfield, New York Mets, Nirvana, Oasis, Peter Frampton, Rhiannon Giddens, Richard Thompson, Rick Robbins, Scala & Kolacny Brothers, Shelby Lynne, Supertramp, The B-52s, The Bad Plus, U2, Van Morrison, Wayne Coffey, Wilco, William Elliott Whitmore, Wreckless Eric
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Falling Down on The Job
Toad The Wet Sprocket: Fall Down [purchase] It is almost fall, and I haven’t written a new post all summer. This really isn’t any way to run a blog. But I have been writing regularly elsewhere, so let’s catch up … Continue reading
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Tagged Amanda Shires, Ani DiFranco, Bad Religion, Bettye LaVette, Beyoncé, Bill Withers, Cal Tjader, Dan Bern, Dave Edmunds, ELO, Elvis Costello, Focus, Garth Taylor, Gin Blossoms, Golden Smog, Jason Isbell, John Stewart, Johnny Cash, Juice Newton, Lucinda Williams, Madonna, Monty Python, Nanci Griffith, New York Mets, Otis Redding, Patterson Hood, Peter Gabriel, Queen, Rufus Thomas, Sarah McLachlah, Social Distortion, Susan Tedeschi, The Feelies, The Rolling Stones, The Rooks, Three Stooges, Toad The Wet Sprocket, Tommy Emmanuel, U.K., U2, William Elliott Whitmore
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Summer Reading
Fountains of Wayne: It Must Be Summer [purchase] I have excuses for not posting here, really, I do. I work, my son got married, my daughter came home from Barcelona for the event, I attended an off-year college reunion, and … Continue reading
Posted in Cross-Post
Tagged Amy Rigby, Bettye LaVette, Beyoncé, Bob Marley, Don Letts, Elephant Revival, Fleetwood Mac, Fountains of Wayne, Hole, Jules Shear, Left Banke, Matthew Sweet, Neil Diamond, Pink Floyd, Richard Thompson, Robbie Fulks, Romeo Void, Stiff Little Fingers, Susanna Hoffs, Teddy Thompson, The Mavericks, Whiskeytown
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Spring Cleaning
Cleaning out the backlog Continue reading
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Tagged Adrian Belew, Badfinger, Dire Straits, Dixie Dregs, Elvin Bishop, Erika Wennerstrom, Fleetwood Mac, Harry Nilsson, Heartless Bastards, Jefferson Starship, Joe Jackson, Jon Anderson, Klaatu, Laura Branigan, Led Zeppelin, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Mark Knopfler, Mickey Thomas, Pat Metheny, Rancid, Rosie Flores, Starship, Talking Heads, The Beatles, The Carpenters, The Decemberists, The Drive-By Truckers, The Honeydogs, The Only Ones, Umberto Tozzi, Van Morrison
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Re-Runs
Some of my recent writing from around the web Continue reading
Posted in Cross-Post, Downloads
Tagged Anthony D'Amato, Anthony Phillips, Brian Eno, Bruce Springsteen, Camel, Chuck Prophet, Dar Williams, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, Emel Mathlouthi, Genesis, Gong, Ian Dury, Ian Hunter, Kamasi Washington, Linda Ronstadt, Mino Cinelu, Nina Simone, Sting, The Jam, The Replacements, The Walkmen, The Wire, Tom Robinson Band, Tom Waits, Walter Martin, Warren Zevon, Wreckless Eric, XTC
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