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DAVID CROSBY was gifted, cantankerous, and wore a mean poncho in his youth. For me, the Byrds' incandescent harmonies and 12-string jangle trumped CSNY. But Crosby was a survivor, and I admired his candor and sense of humor about himself. RIP (1941-2023) youtube.com/watch?v=snZKnE…

TOM VERLAINE was a prime architect of the New York punk sound and a visionary guitarist/lyricist/singer. Marquee Moon mesmerized me from the moment I heard it—it was earthy and raw, yet poetic and sophisticated. Just sublime. RIP (1949-2023). youtube.com/watch?v=4f3d5Z…

LET US NOW praise famous gadflies. Scholar Norman Finkelstein adapts Emma Goldman's maxim "If I can't dance, I don't want your Revolution" for the cancel culture era: "If I can't laugh, I don't want your Revolution." commondreams.org/opinion/the-in…

COMING IN 2023: My book on the tragic ballad as “an act of remembering and a soul-reckoning with the ineffable.” Twenty-six essays on a wide range of songs. Published by Feral House. #murderballads amazon.com/Murder-Ballads…

THE GREAT PUMPKIN came early this year. I found a box of advance copies of my book, Murder Ballads Old & New: A Dark & Bloody Record, on my front stoop and there was much rejoicing. The book will be published by Feral House in November 2023. Pre-orders welcome!!! (also available

MUSICAL LAUNCH for my book, Murder Ballads Old & New: A Dark & Bloody Record, at Chicago’s Hideout on Sunday 10/15.

FIFTEEN QUESTIONS interview about my new book, Murder Ballads Old & New, and my process as a writer and artist. #murderballads 15questions.net/interview/fift…

MUSIC CRITIC Rev. Keith A. Gordon reviewed my new book for Book & Film Globe: "an illuminating study of a sorely overlooked, enduring, and influential sub-genre of folk music." #murderballads x.com/ReverendGordon…

MY BOOK Murder Ballads Old & New made the LA Weekly Holiday Gift Guide for 2023. #murderballads

TERRIFIC CHAT about my book, Murder Ballads Old & New, with DJ Eric Senich on his very cool podcast, Booked on Rock. #murderballads bit.ly/3Gl00oK

RADIO CHAT w/ Andy Moore on WORT FM about my book Murder Ballads Old & New: Richard Thompson, Smiths, Mekons, Jon Langford & Drive-By Truckers. #murderballads bit.ly/46PeDeP

DEEP DIVE into the subject and creation of my book, Murder Ballads Old & New, on the Music Book podcast with author/critic Marc Masters (Pitchfork, NPR, etc.). Thanks, Marc! #murderballads bit.ly/3voQGhK