Music - Feb. 21, 2008
A funky frequent flier tells tales about the Mothership
The first time he listened to Parliament's classic album, Dobie Maxwell was hooked. He bought records, attended countless concerts and finally got to meet his hero, George Clinton, who plays tonight at The Rave.
Tags: george clinton, p-funk, parliament, funkadelic

Music - Sept. 28, 2007
More top 10 rumination
I was going to wait until next week to revisit this but last night I realized I forgot "London Calling" (!) and when I saw a talkback from Racilla.Killah mentioning it this morning I couldn' t let it stand uncorrected.
Tags: springsteen, stones, specials, clash, jame, augustus pablo, funkadelic

Music - Sept. 26, 2007
Narrowing it down to 10 ... a futile work in progress
With apologies to Nick Hornby, I'm not much of a list-maker anymore. Sure, I was the music geek kid with a list -- and a ready-made mix tape -- for every eventuality, but now I love music more than I enjoy trying to quantify it.
Tags: rock and roll, top 10, marley, stones, beatles, dylan, smiths, sex pistols, clash, funkadelic, elvis costello, gaye, gang of four, placebo, son volt, augustus pablo