Playlist 10-8-10
A few things leftover from last night’s “The Promise: The Making of Darkness at the Edge of Town,” new live stuff from Leonard Cohen and scattered other bands. And then…
Where are Today’s Daniel Ellsbergs?
In the nearly 40 years since Daniel Ellsberg released the Pentagon Papers, exposing how the U.S. got involved in the Vietnam War at a time when the country was still…
Obama On Dylan: No Cheesin’
“Here's what I love about Dylan,” Barack Obama tells Rolling Stone magazine in the current issue. “He was exactly as you'd expect he would be.” That is to say, for…
Playlist 10-1-10
Methodically went through all of the recently released names of nominees for this year's inductees of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, from Joe Tex to Chic. All except…
That Terrible New Whale Logo
The terrible new logo for Hartford’s minor league hockey team at least puts to rest those old feelings that got stirred up once Howard Baldwin started talking about bringing back…
MTV’s New ‘TRL’ is ‘The Seven’
It’s been nearly two years since “TRL” quit after a decade and 2,247 episodes. But there’s still a need for MTV to have a later afternoon live weekday show, if…
Nasim Pedrad Starts 2nd Season at ‘SNL’
Nasim Pedrad begins her second season at “Saturday Night Live” tonight, quite a mean feat for the show’s first Iranian-born cast member; not everybody who was invitd to join last…
Playlist 9-24-10
Started with some new stuff from John Legend with the Roots, new stuff from Neil Young, Weezer, Blonde Redhead and Clinic. Heralded upcoming shows by Ra Ra Riot, Bettie Serveert,…
The Rise and Fall of the British Judge
When the 10th season of "American Idol" begins in January, it will be for the first time it comes without a British accent. It's been known for nine months that…
‘Detroit 1-8-7’ Minus Its Docu-Style
It would have been the trend of the fall TV season: The influence of docu-drama reality show techniques on actual dramas; the blurring of the two by using nonfiction storytelling…