Hot Jazz Is Alive and Well, Thanks to This Charming Obsessive
For many of us, hot jazz means thin, scratchy sounds captured on old discs. Here’s a great way to hear it as it really was.
What Does It Take to Be Happy?
At the dawn of each New Year, we tend to take stock. What do we want? What are our goals? How are…
The Bar Band Hall of Fame
These bands may, or may not, have actually played in bars — but they sound like they could have. And we mean that as a high compliment.
Do Nice Guys Really Finish Last?
Do you have to be a jerk to succeed? It depends who you ask — and who your role models are. Three recent documentaries look at the question.
What?!? The Period Is Fading As a Punctuation Mark!
Thanks to digital communication, one of our language’s oldest punctuation marks is dying. But will anyone even notice – or care?