Girl Don't Tell Me It's The End of the Summer

It's Labor Day, summer is over and I have "Girl Don't Tell Me" in repeat mode to get me in the mood here. I always wondered if there actually was a girl who promised she would write Brian and then she didn't. Wherever you are, if indeed you forgot, thanks.

As I watch Meet The Press and listen to the Iraq attack debate, it really hit me that it has been a year since 9/11. Sure, it's been rehashed over and over, but as some say; "...never forget." I don't know how we could, but music is certainly a great way to celebrate our lives.

In that spirit, many of you have noticed that we are writing about different genres of music. I think it's important, because, in my experience, the truly enlightened listener can appreciate quality in anything musical. Melody, harmony, songs, recordings and performances can be moving in any genre. Certainly, I love The Beatles, and it all starts there for me, but a Rufus Thomas vocal, a John Coltrane solo, a Hank Williams refrain, a Charles Mingus composition or a Little Walter harp turnaround all have their space in the broad pantheon of what is "good". I often wonder if certain stars have good taste in music. For example, does Eminem have the encyclopedic knowledge of black music like his mentor, Dr. Dre? I know nothing about hip hop, but I am hesitant to dismiss it when there are visionaries like Dre in the genre. A great magazine covering hip-hop, soul and black music in a MOJO-like way is the UK publication Big Daddy. Forget Vibe, BD is where it's at. I highly recommend it to the soul and black music aficionados out there. And how about that new Solomon Burke CD...wow.

On a humorous note, I really invoked the ire of Oasis fans with last month's column. Heh...I'm just kidding around...give me a little bit of leeway for the price of those tickets.

In the totally self-involved, use the column as a soapbox department, it looks like Guided by Voices and Superdrag will be playing in Fort Lauderdale on 10/22. This is the first decent show that has come down here in a long, long, long time. Not that what I say will make any difference, but ...please....don't cancel on 10/21. As a matter of fact, wherever GbV's management is out there, I'll add $100 onto that GbV bar tab limit if you make the date. It's not much, but please...I need to see some fu...n' rock 'n roll.

See you next month...

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