Jon Hassell/Brian Eno : Chemistry [ purchase ]  Kansas : Cheyenne Anthem [ purchase ] Brand X : Nuclear Burn [ purchase ]  Part of it, ...

King Crimson : The Court of the Crimson King [ purchase The Condenced 21st Century Guide to King Crimson 1969-2003 ]  I think that it was ...

Velvet Underground : The Black Angel’s Death Song [ purchase ]  John Cale is another musician whose work I’m aware of and have enjoyed, bu...

Quiet Sun : Mummy was an Asteroid, Daddy was a Small Non-Stick Kitchen Utensil [ purchase ]  For no particularly good reason, other than...

[ purchase ] On the one hand, trying to write about the history of this song seems to be biting off more than I want to chew, and yet, d...

Simon & Garfunkel : A Hazy Shade of Winter [ purchase ] I know we can write about any season, but it would seem strange to be writ...

Roxy Music : Both Ends Burning [ purchase ] Roxy Music is one of those bands that have a handful of songs that I like (basically, the ...

purchase [ The Joshua Tree ] In October of 1987 I purchased The Joshua Tree , so well matched for the most beautifully dark and moody...

A title as above will either send you screaming for the hills or you will know of it already. Of course, I maybe underestimate the numbe...

[ purchase Windows 95 For Dummies, because, why not? ] Remember Windows 95? Probably not, but when it was released, appropriately in 1...

Brian Eno : King’s Lead Hat [ purchase ] If you only think of Brian Eno as the guy who does those long, ambient pieces, let me introdu...

The modern Eno. How could I pass up another opportunity to write about Brian Eno? The ambient sound he helped pioneer isn't only com...

David Byrne: Eyes Wide Open [ purchase ] Tom Tom Club: Genius of Love [ purchase ] Jerry Harrison: Slink [ purchase ] Wh...

Phil Collins : In The Air Tonight [ purchase ] If Phil Collins had disappeared from the face of the earth at the end of 1981, this art...

Brian Eno : "Zawinul/Lava" [purchase] Brian Eno has been an influence on me since before I even knew who he was. As an extr...

In part 1 of this post, I discussed the polyrhythmic music of the Yoruba people of west Africa. Here, I will reveal what led me to seek out ...