Diary of Musical Thoughts

So the Jay-Z vs Noel Gallagher feud (it feels silly just typing that) came to an appropriate conclusion with Jay-Z's ironic cover (or wa...

I have recurring dreams/nightmares, but not the typical ones where you find yourself naked in public or back in school and writing a test th...

I was more or less in awe of Bo Diddley -- his music, his guitar playing, his unconventional and un-rock star look (thick glasses, the ...

Just to check whether k.d. lang's version of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" is as good as I thought it was, I played it back...

"So it all comes down to this: Bush vs Kerry for all the marbles. Standard electoral strategy suggests that a successful candidacy dep...

I didn't manage to get hooked by Idol's seventh season. Many times, I simply forgot to watch it (having to catch it on tape delay i...

First it was L'il Louis appearing "Science" (sort of), then came a review of a Spooky-edited collection of essays Sound Unboun...

A few nights ago, I was walking home from the train station at night, along a dimly-lit street with sidewalks covered by low-hanging tree br...

I am years behind on DVD purchases. Give me some time to catch up. I saw concerts on both of these tours, and the differences between the s...

These news items are all about a month old, but let's tackle them anyway: -- The full lineup for ">MUTEK 2008 is AWESOME, proba...