Diary of Musical Thoughts

In 1991, Milli Vanilli became the first and still only act to be stripped of a Best New Artist Grammy.  Now, more than three decades later, ...

Hard to believe that this album is nearly 30 years old.  At the time, it felt wholly out of place.  Although released on Warp, "Advance...

 It's always nice to see a list that covers a subject that hasn't been overdone.  Other than Percy Grainger's "Country Gar...

Twelve years ago, I saw Shlomo Artzi in concert for the first time and was blown away.  At the time I wrote that "I'm not sure I...

Kelefa Sanneh hit a home run with his excellent piece in the New Yorke r , covering the decline of music criticism from acerbic, witty truth...

I have taken to Sinopoli's recordings as somewhat of a guilty pleasure.  His style certainly isn't for everyone.   Most people value...

The Oasis reunion is finally happening and it already feels bigger than any other "reunion" tour in recent years.  In his review ...

I had never heard of this album until it was featured in Melody Maker's "Unknown Pleasures" book in 1995.  A few more years p...

Along comes another rich guy with Mahlerian dreams of grandeur who lives out his fantasies by paying a princely sum to conduct a leading orc...

Here is the first line of Brian Wilson's obit in the NYT :  Brian Wilson, who as the leader and chief songwriter of the Beach Boys becam...