Holiday Shopping Edition
The Buzzard, “Oui, nous pouvons,” 71 Chevelle, Studs Terkel+Lillyopoly
Outlaw Journalist: The Life & Times of Hunter S. Thompson      
William McKeen
Disproving the old saw that “those who can’t teach,” University of Florida Journalism School chair William McKeen captures the how of the what of the mythic Gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson of Fear & Loathing […]

Chill of a Brand New Fall Chanel Installation, Best of Jimmy Hughes, Sauerkraut Pierogies, 72 M.P.H.

Audience of One
They are “the one” you write to, for… the one you want to impress. Whatever it is you create, it is wholly solely intended for he broadest possible audience, the most potential souls to touch; but as you’re creating, there is that one face you see, that single voice you hear - the […]

All Saints, All Sinners Blood Oranges, Vote Early, “Chinese Democracy” + ARTS,INC.

Levi Stubbs
That growling tremor of need… They called that kind of selfless exhorting “the beg,” and the Four Tops frontman did it like no other. If you were the woman of his desire, you understood that you ere truly all, and that need, that shameless desire left jaws slack and people knowing what it meant […]

Prada Lace Dresses, I. Flathead, FlowerMart RIP + The Fabulous Stains

Beets, the New Spinach
No, really. The New York Times said so. After being assured they were all sugar, now we find out the root vegetable not only wallops antioxidants, the deepest purplest vegetable in the garden also provides all sorts of meaningful benefits. Roasted, pickled, cold or hot as soup, even shredded in muffins, this […]

Olympic Fences, Bonnie Bramlett, Plan!t Now.Org & The Reasons of Love

Reality Tuesday Cafe Park Hills, Kentucky
There was a small sign… on the offramp… as we passed out of Cincinnati. Almost missed it, but it was so unlike the franchise logos, it caught our eye. And it’s a little further than the […]

Suddenly This Summer… Black Pearl Bar, Yankee Stadium, Surf Desk + Modern Hymns

Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster Dana Thomas
Somewhere along the way, luxury brands - priced for the quality of the workmanship and materials - went from being the brands of the elevated few and became something geared for faux glamour for the hoi polloi. That which […]

I Left Most of My Heart In San Francisco Edition
Old Jukeboxes
Something about the neon that seems alive. The sound of the records hitting the turntable, the needle hissing on the vinyl. Maybe it’s truly old school, vintage recordings — suitable to the era — or maybe it’s a personal statement of what makes the […]

Bo Didley, Zelda When She's Happy, Hotel San Jose, Mudcrutch 2 June 2008

Vortex Tour Erykah Badu
It is a nu world order: neo-soul, cosmic reality, rhythm and blues, funk and enough paisley/patchouli chic to blast social awareness on the back of a taut little band, four wailing back-up singers - including Millie Jackson’s daughter […]

Cher The Colosseum @ Caesar's Palace, thru June 1, Aug. 12-23

With her hippie Cleopatra exoticism and a handful of songs that played to cultural juxtaposition - “Halfbreed,” “Gypsies, Tramps & Thieves” - and Summer of Love grooviness - the duets with them husband Sonny Bono on “I Got You Babe” chief among them, Cher Sarkisian Bono became the elegantrix of the paisley everywhere. She had […]

Weekend Duffle, Two Sizes of Knapsack

Life isn’t perfect, but it’s pretty damn good… and the folks at Full On Jack Leg are all about making the most not just of every moment, but everything we’re given. Eco-friendly, they anchor their products with the canvas that comes from trucks used in the Brazilian jungle. Able to withstand heat, cold, rain, this […]