Last September the Victoria and Albert Museum in London announced an exhibition retrospective of David Bowie. My first reaction was that the always-clever businessman Bowie would not miss the opportunity to expand upon this with some elder statesman product. Guess what? Here comes David Bowie. His quietly anthemic single “Where Are We Now? landed gently … Read More

The lauding of the subjective is upon us. Best of this, most popular of that. It’s list-making season. Here comes mine in the realm of music, probably with a few side trips and digressions. Last year was choked with the goods, so I’ll offer a scatter-shot of the year’s ear candy with clues. Eastern European … Read More