Blowin’ in a New Wind Blowin’ in a New Wind
Ani DiFranco
Nov 26, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro
My Guitar Gently Weeps My Guitar Gently Weeps
"I was in a highly unshaved and tatty state," John Lennon said of his 1966 meeting with a certain conceptual artist, then mounting her first show at London's Indica Gallery.
Nov 21, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Alex Abramovich
Rockin’ in the Free World Rockin’ in the Free World
In a weapons producing nation under Jesus
In the fabled crucible of the free world
Camera crews search for clues amid the detritus
And entertainment shapes the land
Oct 24, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Jerusalem Calling Jerusalem Calling
On his new album, country-rocker Steve Earle lets politics infuse his music.
Oct 17, 2002 / Books & the Arts / David Corn
Of Jazz and Brave Ulysses Of Jazz and Brave Ulysses
Near the end of Jazz Modernism, Alfred Appel Jr.
Oct 3, 2002 / Books & the Arts / David Yaffe
The Mayor of My Hometown The Mayor of My Hometown
It's only August, but I'll go out on a limb and congratulate the Village Voice's Keith Harris for what I feel confident will stand the test of time as the stupidest comment of ...
Aug 15, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Eric Alterman
Scene of the Crime Scene of the Crime
Bob Dylan at Newport
Aug 15, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro
The Thrill Is Gone The Thrill Is Gone
It's easy to rephrase Tolstoy's opening to Anna Karenina so it describes junkies, who all share an essential plot line: Who and how to hustle in order to score. But in the world o...
Jun 27, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Gene Santoro
Riders on the Storm Riders on the Storm
Dread ripples through me as I listen to a phone message from our manager saying that we (The Doors) have another offer of huge amounts of money if we would just allow one of our s...
Jun 20, 2002 / Books & the Arts / John Densmore
Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned Ripped, Mixed-Up and Burned
On May 14, 2002, the first wave of Internet file-sharing died.
Jun 14, 2002 / Books & the Arts / Daphne G. Carr