Marlon Brando died Thursday at 80. Many have called him the greatest actor of his generation. I’m not sure what that means exactly, but his greatest work rises to the level of myth, and myth is remembered most deeply of all. In fact the mythology is so strong that when …

Hey, I’ve got ties older than that, but for a record label, and in particular an indie record label owned by – Ye Gods – ARTISTS (Laura Ballance & Mac McCaughan of Superchunk), that is a remarkable feat indeed. This month sees the celebration of Merge’s 15th anniversary in the …

Bill Clinton’s My Life is number 1 on Amazon right now and doing just fine. The Wharton School looks at the marketing plan behind it, getting all racy calling Clinton the “Laydown King” in its intro: Laydown denotes nothing salacious. In the world of publishing, the laydown date is a …

“Cause, what the world needs now is another folk singer like I need a hole in my head” (Cracker) And many may feel tht way about search engines also, but a good meta search engine – one that searches the search engines – is a fine thing indeed. I checked …

Eric Clapton auctioned off some of his most famous and beloved guitars at Christie’s last week to benefit Crossroads Centre in Antigua, an addiction treatment center established by Clapton in 1998. Here are the results of the top ten: Crossroads Guitar Auction ~ Eric Clapton & Friends for the Crossroads …

I don’t like the Red Sox but I don’t hate them like, say, the Yankees, although I hate any team that is beating the Indians when it counts. But I do like the punky blarney of Boston toughs the Dropkick Murphys, and I can certainly respect them rallying behind their …

Man, we have to celebrate the sites, and especially the indie sites, that make the web a revolutionary place to experience music. Check out this one, Exit Records, specializing in jazz guitar, with free MP3s available from all of their artists, including: Steve Lacy Billy Hart GeorgeGarzone George Coleman Barry …

Willie Nelson has managed to carve out a niche for himself, not only as one of our foremost interpreters (and writers) of almost every form of American music, but he also has established himself as one of the most iconoclastic “patriots” in the nation, commanding center stage on national holidays …

There are many ways to approach the phenomenon that is Michael Moore’s latest film, Fahrenheit 9/11, not the least of which is to note that it has forced me to learn how to spell “fahrenheit.” We have reactions from across the spectrum: Kid Rock on Moore CMU has this bit …

(click on the photo for music, video and more) Reviews and discussions of singer/songwriter Katie Melua (visit her site) on Blogcritics: Call Off the Enthusiasm The floor is sticky in spots. The seats you wanted are taken, but the second best are available, so you take them and sit down. …