Playing It Over and Over, by Herbert Reichert
I was born in Chicago in 1949. I was a skinny feminine nerdy kid that couldn’t sit still. I didn’t talk. I was a ‘rocker’. I called it “bouncing”. Whenever I sat in a chair, I rocked back-and-forth....
View ArticleLee Perry’s Ark, by Milo Shepherdson
the Black Ark Studio Lee Perry sure did get a lot of work done. Practically impossible to get a handle on, especially without a turntable and the right stack of vinyl–which takes me through a favorite...
View ArticleJakob Bro, Paul Motian and more, by Milo Shepherdson
Jakob Bro Balladeering Guitarist Jakob Bro first surfaced for me on Paul Motian’s Garden of Eden, a CD from 2006. So, when Balladeering showed up while reading about Motian on the internet — and when...
View ArticleWinterpills: Central Chambers
Winterpills Central Chambers What do we ask of a song? I’d say – that it touches us – is near the top of the list. Not just the words, not just the music but both. Together. I’ve been listening to...
View ArticleThe Gift of the Magi: A True Story, by Milo Shepherdson
Laura was preparing a bag of clothes to drop off at Value Village, and encouraged me to look for contributions of my own. Things I no longer wore, that might be serviceable to someone else. Make a...
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