In an effort to escape the fug I’ve been swallowed into lately, I made good on a promise to myself for an “art day” this Saturday. Good thing I caught Alice Neel’s Women at the National Museum of Women in...

Happy Valentine’s Day! My apologies for the lack of updates … its not that I’m particularly busy these days (although I am back in school now, pursuing a totally new direction, and have absolutely no idea what I am doing!)....

Ay, I’ve really fallen into lazy habits… its not just this site and updating; hell, my gym is right around the corner but I keep on finding excuses not to go. I have a mini-break from classes so I’m going...

Being the quixotic Serge geek and completist that I am, my frustrations were somewhat assuaged when I finally got my hands on the just-released and highly sought-after album homage, Monsieur Gainsbourg Revisited this week. (I was actually losing sleep over...

I was fortunate to receive an advance copy of Jane Birkin’s latest effort, Fictions, and I must say after a few listens I’m more impressed than I thought I would be. The legendary “Mother of all Babes” has been amazingly...

Sad news… the brilliant Nikki Sudden joined his late brother Epic Soundtracks in Rock Roll Heaven this weekend after a gig in NYC. The Swell Maps were one of my favorite bands of the punk era – I listened to...

In a town without Pitney…. Yesterday morning I was saddened to learn of Gene Pitney’s passing alone in hotel room in Cardiff while on tour, a turn of events which has received shockingly little mainstream media coverage in the US....

Quick program note: I’ll be catching up on posts shortly – been enjoying a steady stream of houseguests and time away at the beach and also overwhelmed by evil taxes and home improvement projects gone terribly awry! In the interim,...

Um, I guess I’m back from my unscheduled and rather unproductive sabbatical from this space. This afternoon I suddenly had the strong urge to blog – prompted by an elevating of mood having seen the latest from Francoise Ozon and...

The prolific, some call neo-Fassbinder, François Ozon has an admirable commitment to putting a film out every year. The results have been recently delightfully varied, ranging from the buoyant but silly murder mystery comedy musical, 8 Femmes, a celebration of...