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The Boredoms present Boadrum 9 @ EMPAC

13 Sep

View All | Full Screen | Review The Boredoms present Boadrum 9 at the Experimental Media and Performing Arts Center, RPI, Troy, New York. With special guests Deerhunter. September 11, 2009. To replicate the sensory experience of this event, watch this clip but be sure to run your computer’s audio through a Marshall, turn the […]

The Coolest 11-Year-Old on the Planet

29 Jun
mike

A few of my favorite Mike moments, in no particular order. Sh’mon. Who’s Lovin’ You?Ed Sullivan Show. 1969. Coolest 11-year-old on the planet. Got to Be There/Brand New ThingHoly crap. Motown audition.James Brown split at 2:20. He was 10. Billie JeanMotown 25th Anniversary. James Brown passes the torch to Mike. And Prince.History on tape. With […]

"Will You Take Me As I Am?" Celebrating Joni with Michelle Mercer

15 Jun
will you take me as i am joni mitchell

The event was fabulous, really an honor and a pleasure to take part. Thanks to Les for suggesting little ol’ moi; Linda and Michael and everyone at the Northshire for hospitality and a kick-ass store; Rosanne for being there and just for being Rosanne; and especially to the ever-fascinating Michelle, whose stories we could have […]

The reviews are in…

09 Mar
1369 Lights

SMART ROCK: Bryan Thomas, Ten 27 Push the Musical EnvelopeGreg Haymes, Times Union“With One Three Six Nine Lights, [Thomas] rocks harder than on any of his previous five albums, all of which are first-rate. With Prince as his primary musical touchstone, Thomas’ uncompromising songs are specifically local, yet gloriously global. He writes smart, and he […]