Meze Headphones – A Strong Contender in Quality Headphones

We have discovered the factory issued earbuds that accompany smartphones are an abomination when it comes to enjoying the music the way the artist created their work. The technology ... Continue Reading →

The Rhythm Section

A fairly good premise goes awry. Various elements should make for a good story: CIA, MI6, terrorist bombing, widow sent into destitution (and prostitution), revenge or redemption for ... Continue Reading →

 London, Reign Over Me: How England’s Capital Built Classic Rock 

London, Reign Over Me: How England’s Capital Built Classic Rock [Rowman & Littlefield, February 2020] by Stephen Tow I wasn’t alone in thinking that nearly everything pouring ... Continue Reading →

The Gentlemen – Guy Ritchie In Full Effect

Guy Ritchie has carved out a clever niche for himself: the British caper-crime-thriller with just the right dash of humo(u)r. If you admired any of his prior films (especially ‘Lock, ... Continue Reading →

The Last Ship – Ahmanson Theatre Review

Sting and Elvis Costello sprang from the same DIY ethic spawned by the punk movement. But neither originally pursued the nihilist direction of punk, both had wider aspirations. Costello ... Continue Reading →

Bad Boys for Life

    When a certain formula works, you stick with it, trying to shape it gently so that it is sufficiently interesting for the already-convinced fan, yet not too far afield that ... Continue Reading →

NAMM 2020

This annual gathering brings together the folks closest to making music: musicians and the makers of musical instruments. Although I can’t play a lick of music (but for the opening ... Continue Reading →

Bloomsday

Playing with time on stage is a delicate technique. Steven Deitz ambitiously used the monument to jettisoning time when he based his play Bloomsday on James Joyce’s mammoth Ulysses, ... Continue Reading →