Here are some other things I’ve written at other places:
- A review of a fine tribute concert for Leonard Cohen at the Kennedy Center on my Substack.
- Surveying an exhibition of Edo-era Japanese woodcuts of ghost stories for the Smithsonian Magazine.com.
- Rocking out to Los Straitjackets and Tex Rubinowitz for The Vinyl District, where I also wrote about The Feelies.
- Visiting a new exhibition on sports innovations at the National Museum of American History.
- An interview with Trouser Press cofounder Ira A. Robbins about a new book of work from the magazine.
- A feature about Michael Douglas’ new role as Benjamin Franklin for AARP – TV for Grownups (though you may have to be a subscriber to read it).
- A piece about the second season of the Peacock drama “Vigil” for TV Insider magazine.
- Separate interviews with rockers Paul Collins and James Mastro for Vinyl District.
- Listening to Cat Power do Bob Dylan’s Royal Albert Hall concert.
- Some reviews of some musical theatrical productions involving Rick James, Duke Ellington, Offenbach and jazz as used for a ballet.
- A review of a couple of Spanish-language plays, “Las Hermanas Palacios” and “Pequeas Infidelidades” and one from the world of Commedia dell’Arte.
- Reviews of new plays that involved peat bogs and art provenance.
- Some remembrances on my Substack recalling encounters with a wide variety of people who have recently passed, including Dickey Betts, O.J. Simpson, John Sinclair, Steve Lawrence and Mojo Nixon.