Bitter:Sweet

If Woodstock was thought to be the Utopian dream of the '60s realized, then the Rolling Stones free concert at California's Altamont Speedway, just four months later, has to be considered the crashing and burning death of that dream. Read More

Kirsty MacColl was a true English original, a singer-songwriter and interpreter of other people's songs who could slip easily between musical styles. Read More

On the Sixth Day God Created Man…chester: Part 1 ; Part 2 and; Part 3 "Has rock and pop music ever seemed so thoroughly knackered, so stumped for inspiration as it did in 2000?" asked The Guardian 's Alexis Petridis in a reflective preamble to his glowing review of Elbow's Mercury Award-winning 2008 album, The Seldom Seen Kid . ( Read More

Simon Cowell goes to PPV, a review of Men of a Certan Age , Lie to Me hosts a reunion of The Shield , Sons of Anarchy gets a new ratings high & a third season, awards season begins, Syfy greenlights a new Steven King series, raves for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert, the TV Pick of the Week, tons of news + notes and more, all in the latest edition of Al Norton's Two Tivos To Paradise. Read More