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Who You Are Makes A Difference

Anne Naylor | Posted 11.13.2009 | Living


Anne Naylor

As we end the year, and Thanksgiving approaches this is a good time for taking stock. Who has made a difference in your life? Have you been able to make a difference in someone else's life?

Say It Ain't So Joe: A Playlist for Senator Joseph Lieberman

David Wild | Posted 10.27.2009 | Entertainment


David Wild

Here are some tunes meant to encourage the Senator from the fine state of Aetna to change his mind about a public option and actually act independently of his insurance donors.

An Interview with Author David Comfort on The Rock & Roll Book of the Dead

Mike Ragogna | Posted 10.02.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

"There's no simple answer to who John Lennon was. Sure, he was a great leader and a peacenik; on the other hand, he was an incredibly violent, narcissistic guy. That was the other side of him, and people just don't want to hear that."

Reinventing The Compensation Wheel: Frustrated That Some People Make More Than You?

Julia Moulden | Posted 11.11.2009 | Living


Julia Moulden

It's no secret that some people earn more than others, but the gap is huge, and getting bigger every year. There have been some cool innovations designed to try to address this imbalance, but none have caught on in a big way. And now a couple of clever guys from Silicon Valley may just have reinvented the compensation wheel.

Arctic Monkeys' Humbug, This Week's New Album Releases, and More

Mike Ragogna | Posted 09.30.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

It's refreshing that a young, promising group like Arctic Monkeys and its producers were smart enough to reinvent the brand before it got stale and formulaic, which this project absolutely is not.

Who Isn't John Galt? Part 2

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.29.2009 | Politics


Robbie Gennet

To those who posted about having to "share" their earnings with those who had "no hand in it at all": you are truly living in a fictitious reality.

Who Isn't John Galt?

Robbie Gennet | Posted 09.26.2009 | Entertainment


Robbie Gennet

If you are an Artist, Rand's books free you from the opinions of others and put ironclad gates around your sense of purpose, unlocking the freedom to create your art.

On the 40th Anniversary of Woodstock

Paul Krassner | Posted 09.14.2009 | Entertainment


Paul Krassner

Four decades ago, along with 499,999 others on a countercultural pilgrimage, I headed to Woodstock. This was not merely a three-day outdoor concert. This was a Martian convention.

Interviewing Jimi Hendrix

Sheila Weller | Posted 09.13.2009 | Entertainment


Sheila Weller

In that very different but very catalytic era, 40 years ago, what Jimi Henrix accomplished and what he represented to young America helped bring us to the country and the leadership we have today.

Top Ten: Celebrity Collectibles

Reyne Haines | Posted 09.12.2009 | Style


Reyne Haines

Which celebrities' pre-owned gems scored big at auction? At number 7, Marilyn Monroe's white baby grand piano, sold by Christies. The lucky bidder? Mariah Carey, for $662,500.

Why Can't the Boomers Just Shut Up About Woodstock?

Nathan Hegedus | Posted 09.12.2009 | Living


Nathan Hegedus

Unless you were backing up Janis Joplin in a secret jam session, or at least at, you know, actually at Woodstock, please, shut up.

In Honor Of Woodstock, The Best Rock Documentaries and Concert Films By Farr

John Farr | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

I've found that if you're equipped with a decent home theatre and quality speakers, it's hard to go wrong with a rock concert film.

Interview: Davis Guggenheim Says It Might Get Loud

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.10.2009 | Entertainment


Marshall Fine

It Might Get Loud portrays three generations of guitarists: Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, The Edge of U2 and Jack White of the White Stripes, all talking about their love of the electric guitar.

Thank God It's Thursday: Oklahoma's College of Rock with Scott Booker, Raphael Saadiq's New Video, Rhino's Digital 45s, More Woodstock, The Bee Gees, and Kimya Dawson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 08.16.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Built on the whole School of Rock phenomenon, the University of Central Oklahoma has a new music division that teaches all aspects of popular music such as performance, production and business affairs.

This Blog Post Is Even Weirder Than Michael Jackson

Dave Astor | Posted 08.01.2009 | Comedy


Dave Astor

The general public doesn't mourn the deaths of less-famous people who might have continued to also do great things if they hadn't left us before their time.

Jackson's Death Means We're All Older Now and Need to Sober Up

Francesca Biller-Safran | Posted 07.30.2009 | Living


Francesca Biller-Safran

The passing of Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett has hit us near-baby boomers and full-on baby boomers with a rock and roll punch to the gut we weren't ready for.

Woodstock Nation: Where Were You (Or Your Parents) During the Summer of "69?

Val Brown | Posted 07.25.2009 | Entertainment


Val Brown

All the older Reynolds kids, including Randy -- the coolest girl I knew -- went to Woodstock. I felt left out even though I wasn't quite sure what Woodstock was. I knew I was missing something monumental.

Thank God It's Thursday: Book Expo '09 & The 27s plus The Singular Thomas Dolby

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

This year's BookExpo in New York City had its usual small arena of publishers at gussied-up kiosks hawking the latest and greatest by writers known and unknown.

Mojo Morgan: Rock Out, With Your Locks Out

Timothy Cooper | Posted 07.04.2009 | Entertainment


Timothy Cooper

If Bob Marley and U2 had a chance to record a song together, it would sound like rasta-rock, a new genre of music pioneered by Brooklyn-born artist Mojo Morgan.

HuffPost Review: Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.01.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

In the world of box sets, it would be impossible to find something better than Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972).

New Tunes On Monday: Green Day, Eric Clapton & Steve Winwood, Tori Amos, Kate Voegele, and Mat Kearney

Mike Ragogna | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

Though Tori Amos' career may have suffered from being overly prolific and recording some questionable cover songs, every new album is a bouquet of interesting, intelligent songs for her loyal fans.

Deeply Superficial

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 05.23.2009 | Media


B. Jeffrey Madoff

The internet is like an amusement park: There are rides that get lots of attention then fade in popularity as something newer and faster shows up. The newest attraction on the fairground is Twitter.

New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.13.2009 | Entertainment

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Mike Ragogna

Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

HuffPost Reviews: U2 No Line On The Horizon / Chris Cornell Scream

Mike Ragogna | Posted 04.02.2009 | Entertainment


Mike Ragogna

If you were expecting another All That You Can't Leave Behind or How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb - Part II, forget it. U2 is back to experimenting.

Interview with an Investigative Satirist

Paul Krassner | Posted 03.16.2009 | Media


Paul Krassner

I thought that some of you might enjoy this Q&A with me in The Sun magazine, an oasis in the desert of gossip mongering And while I'm here in Blogsvi...