I love the New Yorker, my parents always subscribed, I admit the cartoons were my major focus. Van Morrison was in NYC last week and the New Yorker did a piece on him: Drive-by Dept. Listening Party Van Morrison Lakeside Lounge, on Avenue B, is known for many things: close quarters, cheap drinks, a ...

The New Yorker has an article on Van Morrison, in Manhattan for a couple of those Astral Weeks performances, where prompted by a jukebox he talks about some of the first records he listened to in Belfast. On the legendary list is Kansas City’s Big Joe Turner. Lakeside Lounge, on Avenue B, is k...

I woke up this morning with a soar throat and not feeling so hot. I was feeling that way at work last night. I’m thankful my brother had some medicine in the house that allowed me to sleep pretty well last night. I met up with a friend at Starbucks and got some hot tea which hit the spot. It&#...

The only reason I’ll be watching Jimmy Fallon’s “Late Night” debut is for this guy pictured above. Van Morrison!!! He’ll be making a rare TV appearance performing music. Van Morrison is a legendary rocker who written hit songs such as: “Gloria”, “Brown...

Trying to remake one of the greatest and most unique pop music albums forty years after the fact is quite an audacious challenge. Van Morrison's Astral Weeks has stood outside of time and space for so long that the thought of going back to that mystic well seems like a fool's errand for even one so ...

Once again, there are no new releases to speak of this week unless you want even more Van Morrison reissues. I swear that guy puts out a new version of one of his old albums every two weeks. Have a good new year’s celebration. Don’t drink too much, and try to avoid hearing “Brown E...

The suddenly warm temperature on top of deep snow raised a lush fog. Last night, driving on a narrow road next to the lake, I said, "This is what death looks like in the movies. Driving into nothing." All the familiar landmarks had become invisible, and I felt lost even when I knew exactly where I w...

Stella Jackson had imagined this moment for weeks. Her everyday ponytail had been transformed into a cascade of curls in a two-hour salon visit that morning. Now, she glided across the ballroom, teal gown shimmering....

Stella Jackson had imagined this moment for weeks. Her everyday ponytail had been transformed into a cascade of curls in a two-hour salon visit that morning. Now, she glided across the ballroom, teal gown shimmering....

JACKIE GREENE, Giving Up The Ghost (429) Official Site | MySpace | eCard ‘Giving Up The Ghost’, the fourth release from San Francisco based Jackie Greene shows a steady maturation of one of the biggest up and comers in American music. Reminiscent of Dylan, the Stones, and to a lesser ext...