Is it possible to have too much music? It probably is. This is an interesting essay about the problem with a very abbreviated 2017 resolution to only listen to one album a week so the writer can get t
Dolores O’Riordan, the voice of The Cranberries and one of Ireland’s greatest musical exports, tragically passed away under currently unknown circumstances earlier this week. In a 2014 inc
Flashback Friday is back! On a Sunday! Freelance assignments overwhelmed me a bit this month, that’s why I’ve largely been absent from LGM. That’s the freelance life though, and hope
In September, the New York Review of Books published a long essay about Otis Redding. 2017 was the 50th anniversary of Redding’s death. The whole thing is worth reading, but it’s worth thi
When I was in college, I went through a major Frank Zappa period. It really didn’t last very long–2 years or so. This was a time when I was exploring a lot of interesting instrumental musi
A modest 1970’s hit gets remade into a great spectacle by Grace Jones, Oscar Isaac, and Bahz Luhrman. Last week we took a trip (heh) back into 1960’s drug culture with Grace Slick’s
A psychedelic anthem that only the boldest of women in music can do justice to. Written by Grace Slick in 1967, “White Rabbit” is a celebratory song about psychedelic experimentation. She
A Credence Clearwater Revival song made even more famous by Tina Turner’s dancing, plus Elvis and Mr. Spock. In 1969 Credence Clearwater Revival’s John Fogerty wrote a song about a poor Lo