R.E.M. – ‘In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003’ (2003)
The early Warner Bros.-focused ‘In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003’ does a great job of exploring a period I refer to as the band’s Adult Years.
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Rush’s “Show Don’t Tell,” “Roll the Bones,” “The Trees” + Others: Featured Artist
In defense of Rush, a band that delved into Ayn Rand, sci-fi, songs about balding, fights between dogs and, well, whatever a Bytor is.
Breaking news!: The White Stripes' breakup is 'official'
Photo by Autumn De Wilde by Mark Saleski We here at Something Else! were sad to see the report of the official breakup of The White Stripes. However, there are many, many websites out there that appear to be swallowing Meg & Jack’s word on the subject (a fine compendiumRead More
Books: Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, by Hunter S. Thompson (1972)
by Mark Saleski We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the drugs began to take hold. During the late 1970’s, my hormone-addled adolescent brain held a few things dear: my girlfriend, my Ted Nugent, Black Sabbath and Kiss records and my copy of Fear andRead More
Yes’ ‘South Side of the Sky,’ ‘Sound Chaser,’ ‘It Can Happen’ + others: Gimme Five
Yes has taken more twists and turns than the fantastical lettering created for its album covers by Roger Dean.
Yes – ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans’ (1974): The Friday Morning Listen
“Betsy — I wish you the very very best!” said the note inside Yes’ ‘Tales From Topographic Oceans.’ “Nous Sommes Du Soleil. Peace & Love always, Neal.”
Movies: Manhattan (1979)
by Mark Saleski Just sitting around yesterday, worn out from the events of Saturday (plus some sort of oncoming bug that appears to be draining all of my energy)…so I decide to watch Woody Allen’s Manhattan. I’ve never been able to put my finger on the reason before…why is itRead More
Books: Sue Carpenter – 40 Watts From Nowhere (2004)
by Mark Saleski This is the amazing, hilarious and true story of Sue Carpenter, a woman who gave corporate radio and the FCC the big ‘ef U’ by starting her own pirate radio station — right out of her apartment atop a hill in San Francisco. A career opportunity (writingRead More
Books: Thomas E. Patterson – The Vanishing Voter (2002)
by Mark Saleski The Vanishing Voter Project conducted over 80,000 interviews during the year 2000 United States presidential campaign. The goal was to study the reasons behind the the fact that the United States has one of the lowest voter turnout rates among industial nations. The resultant book, Thomas E.Read More
Shows I'll Never Forget: Pat Metheny, Oct, 20, 2010
by Mark Saleski, at Binghamton University, Vestal, N.Y. Oh dear, I was this close to feeling disappointed. I loved the Orchestrion concept and music so much that tickets were procured and a trip was planned (across southern New Hampshire, Vermont, and all the way out past Albany to Binghamton, NY)Read More
