Monthly Archives: October 2007
Do Go Back To Athens
Every time I visit Athens, Georgia, I lament that it’s been too long since my last visit. There is something incredibly special about the place, something that extends beyond its...
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October 30, 2007
The return of Sgt. Pepper
Forty years after he taught the band to play, Sgt. Pepper came out of retirement to join the Phoenicia Halloween Parade, this Sunday October 28, entertaining fellow parade-goers with renditions...
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October 29, 2007
R.E.M. Under Cover
I’m looking forward to writing up an account of my trip to Athens, GA last weekend, but being on a particularly crazed schedule, it will have to wait until next...
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October 26, 2007
Rollins with the Ruts
Paul Fox of the Ruts passed away last week from cancer. His death was not unexpected and, back in July, before the illness completely incapacitated him, he was able to...
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October 25, 2007
We’re All Going To Die (but not before we download the new Radiohead album)
I was stuck for six miserable hours at Atlanta International Airport yesterday. What to do but break with habit, buy the latest Rolling Stone, and trace a theme between the...
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October 23, 2007
Chasin’ Gus Ghost and the Felice Brothers: Americana at its best
It was a shame that the Woodstock Film Festival scheduled the World Premiere screening of Chasin’ Gus’ Ghost for last Saturday night, at the exact same time as the headlining,...
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October 20, 2007
Let Them Chirp Awhile, the movie
As we discovered after its premiere at the Woodstock Film Festival, Let Them Chirp A While, 24-year old Jonathan Blitstein’s East Village drama-comedy, was made on the cheap, in just...
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October 18, 2007
Neal Cassady, the movie
Last Thursday evening, I made the most of my proximity to the Woodstock Film Festival and attended the World Premiere of two independent American movies, each an examination of youth...
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October 17, 2007