Monday, September 12 2011
We Piss Anywhere: ‘Sympathy for Mick Jagger’
Mick Jagger is the devil; the avatar for the swaggering, fatally self-assured hedonist who will piss anywhere with a cocky smirk written all over his face that only confirms there is nothing you can do to stop him.
Monday, April 11 2011
Rocking Chair Blues: Howlin’ Wolf – “Little Baby”
“Little Baby”, penned by Willie Dixon, is a well-crafted, catchy pop tune with clever lyrics, and Howlin’ Wolf sounds like he’s having a great time with it. You’d never guess that his partnership with its writer was so fraught with anger and resentment.
Monday, March 14 2011
Rocking Chair Blues: Howlin’ Wolf - “The Red/Little Red Rooster”
Whether known as "The Red Rooster" or "Little Red Rooster", this Willie Dixon song has attained classic status in the blues repertoire. And no one does it better than Howlin' Wolf.
Tuesday, August 10 2010
‘Stones In Exile’: An Autobiographical Rock ‘n’ Roll Bible
By exiling themselves to small-town America's "Main Street", the Rolling Stones began serving up a rich, steamy gumbo of sounds they certainly didn't invent, but undeniably put their stamp upon.
Tuesday, August 3 2010
Turning Over Stones: ‘The Rolling Stones: Rare and Unseen’
Is there anything left to discover about the World's Greatest Rock 'n Roll Band?
Friday, August 29 2008
Robert Frank: The Complete Film Works: Volumes 1, 2 & 3
As Frank’s films reveal, a lack of access to avant-garde cinema is a collective denial of a vital part of our selves.
Monday, August 11 2008
Shine a Light
Rarely do movies change my mind about anything, rarer still about rock 'n' roll, but Shine A Light did just that.
Monday, April 7 2008
Shine a Light
While the coming together of the Rolling Stones and Martin Scorsese has been heralded as an event, Shine a Light is only fitfully absorbing.
Friday, February 29 2008
Carla Bruni: No Promises
What does it say about the industry when model Carla Bruni's CD has more artist involvement – and merit – than that of "real" pop stars?
Friday, October 5 2007
Mick Jagger: The Very Best of Mick Jagger
And the trashiest, most rollicking and flat-out fun album of 2007 is... a Mick Jagger solo retrospective?! Bet you didn't see that one coming.
