Music - Sept. 26, 2007
Narrowing it down to 10 ... a futile work in progress
With apologies to Nick Hornby, I'm not much of a list-maker anymore. Sure, I was the music geek kid with a list -- and a ready-made mix tape -- for every eventuality, but now I love music more than I enjoy trying to quantify it.
Tags: rock and roll, top 10, marley, stones, beatles, dylan, smiths, sex pistols, clash, funkadelic, elvis costello, gaye, gang of four, placebo, son volt, augustus pablo

Music - May 22, 2007
Call me crazy, but I really enjoyed my MRI today
If you've read any of my rambling blogs, you might already think I'm crazy. But here's a little more fodder for you: I actually really enjoyed my MRI this afternoon at Columbia St. Mary's Milwaukee Campus.
Tags: mri, '80s, pink floyd, marley, st. mary's, hospital

Dining - Jan. 3, 2007
Good Life equals good music
On my first visit to Good Life, I enjoyed the food. But even more, I enjoyed going to a Caribbean-themed business that didn't feature tie-dyed-looking murals featuring Bob Marley's face and the whole schlocky, cynical exploitation of the departed superstar. Even better, there was not a hint of Buffett anywhere!!
Tags: Good Life, reggae, Marley, Caribbean, Jamaica, DJ Brooks, Cassie Brooks

Music - Sept. 5, 2006
Ras Rojah birthed one-man show here
For a city its size, Milwaukee's tentacles reach far and wide. For example, while chatting with Bob Marley aficionado Roger Steffens two decades ago, I learned that Ras Rojah spent some time in Brew City in the 1960s and he created his long-running one-man show in Milwaukee.
Tags: Roger Steffens, Reggae, Marley, Ras Rojah, Rep, Kalt's, Miramar

Music - July 5, 2006
Goldman leads us on Marley's "Exodus"
"The Book of Exodus" doesn't only assess the tunes on the disc that was Bob Marley's real breakout, with hits like "Jamming," "Waiting in Vain" and the title track, but also looks at the recording and promotion of the disc. But most importantly it gets to the root of how and why the record came to be.
Tags: Marley, Wailers, Jamaica, Vivien Goldman, Exodus, Kaya