How Did This Item Meet Your Expectations?
Because I recently purchased a Rubik’s Cube… Amazon kindly wrote me and asked the following question: “So, Timothy Sommer,…
July 23, 2014-
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Escape from Brooklyn: Wine Tasting Around Sonoma
Every year, millions of tourists head to Napa Valley to take in the sun and quaff wine at the…
July 22, 2014 -
White Flags on the Brooklyn Bridge: Make No Mistake, This Was a Terrorist Act
A synchronized attack took place last night on the Brooklyn Bridge. While we don’t know what the motivation was…
July 22, 2014 -
The Hideous Future of Bloomuliani’s City
Over the last generation, Mayors Giuliani and Bloomberg set out to transform the economic, physical, and social landscape of…
July 22, 2014 -
Break on Through: Remembering The Diamond
The studio light would blink. I’d answer the phone, expecting a buzzed request for Metallica or Aerosmith. “KDDX, this is Dan.” “Dan. This is Diamond. Tighten the fuck up!” Click. In a radio studio the phone never rings, but the light is always blinking. Nighttime radio is great. Broadcasting from the Black […]
July 21, 2014
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December, 1980. Weinstein Dorm, U2, and…
Last week, I wrote about the year 1980. Today, I want to write about just one month: December 1980.…
July 21, 2014 -
1980: Life, Death, and the Ruts
1980 was an extraordinary year in music. It was the first year of the new decade, the first year…
July 17, 2014 -
Gloria in Excelsis DEREK! For we have seen the star in the east, and we come to worship him…
(Although this column is a forum for facts and opinions, today’s Noise The Column is a flight of fancy,…
July 16, 2014 -
Another Great Moment In New York Times History
The great moments of our history have been treated with memorable gravity in the pages of the New York…
July 15, 2014 -
Ramones: Perfection Remembered, Perfection Forever
The pop-rock era has only produced two flawless full-length records: Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys and Ramones, the…
July 14, 2014