music

"Christmas Sun"

A song for you by RJ Eskow & the Burning Surfboards

18 hrs ago

On Kris Kristofferson, 1936-2024

In gratitude for his influence, his music, and the strength of his commitment.

Oct 3

Dissolute Angels: Remembering Mary Weiss and the Shangri-Las

In their leather outfits and knee-high boots, they were angels all the same.

Jan 24

A Labor Day Left-Populist Country Playlist

Country music has always been working people's music.

Sep 4, 2023

Downtown Boys: I recorded this song in 1977

Seems I foresaw "cultural appropriation." Also, why I haven't written anything for a while.

May 1, 2023

3:07

Russiagate Was a Classic Moral Panic – And Jerry Lee Lewis was a “Folk Devil”

Russiagate is the most recent—but certainly not the last—“moral panic” from the political establishment.

Sep 28, 2021

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