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James Mann finds it hard to say goodbye to an American Genius, and recounts all the wonderful ways he said hello.
James Mann finds it hard to say goodbye to an American Genius, and recounts all the wonderful ways he said hello.
Tom Waits brought his Glitter and Doom tour to Atlanta, and James Mann lived to tell the tale. The boy is changed!
Jazz luminary Oscar Peterson has died at age 82 in Toronto. James Mann looks at the legendary pianist.
Our normally cheerful editor, James Mann , is cranky on the subject of public noise pollution masquerading as nostalgia.
Hunter S. Thompson took his life Sunday. James Mann shows what America and the world has lost.
So maybe it doesn’t all fall on the same calendar. It all still merits a mention, or so James Mann thinks.
What more can you say about Mike Watt, one of the most legendary figures ever to pick up the bass guitar? Better to let the man speak for himself – and that’s exactly what James Mann did.
With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.