Irony in music

over at Blurt Magazine again, I wrote a piece about i-r-o-n-y
check it here: Irony - Opiate Of The People

History, and the role of art

Another piece for Blurt Magazine where I muse on art in general's relationship to the telling of history: The Grays Of History - a place for art

Gentrification In Brooklyn: Turn The Page

This is a piece I wrote for Blurt Magazine that addresses the current state of the much maligned gentrification process in Brooklyn, where my studio is located and where I live: Gentrification In Brooklyn: Turn The Page

PODCAST about my carreer as producer, and the new record

There's a 35 min interview with me on Goldmine Radio/Magazine where I take on some rough questions about my career as producer/engineer, and discuss some of the notable projects. I also spill some beans..and milk, about my new record: You can listen here

The Crazy Homicides - Twilight of the old Brooklyn

This is a story I wrote called The Crazy Homicides. It takes place in Park Slope, Brooklyn where my recording studio has been for 27 yrs, back when the neighborhood was in a major downward spiral. It's now a land of baby strollers, micro-breweries and fancy coffee shops. Bill Laswell, producer, and then studio partner, was involved. Africa Bambaataa also got drawn in. This is fun: The Crazy Homicides

monthly guest blog on Blurt Mag - What Is Punk ?

I'm going to do a monthly blog/column at Blurt Magazine on-line.
The first edition is up. It's titled "What Is Punk ?" and is meant to be an introduction of me, and put me in the socio-musical context of what Punk meant when I was in my late teens in New York - around 1977 - and how that meaning has continuously morphed, and been re-cycled, and re-claimed since then.
And to spice things up, I got some good quotes from Legs McNeil (Please Kill Me, and original coiner of the term 'punk') and Lydia Lunch.
read it here

VOICE Blog - Religion vs. Music

Martin Bisi and Paul Wallfisch (Botanica, Little Annie) probe the similarities of religion to music, art, politics, and even sports. Martin makes the claim that religion is the supreme art form.