I'm not trying to say I'm a big tough guy... I'm a typical American-waist deep in this violent culture.

The more you own, the more it owns you.

One of the most prevalent and undermentioned genres of music is what is known as noise. You can find it all over the world happening in basements, small venues and even some festivals. Often blown off or belittled by critics, the form for the most part goes unheard and unnoticed.

Unsurprisingly, Nelson Mandela had and still has many detractors.

People are best on records and books because you can turn them off or put them back on the shelf.

As a teen, I heard the second Velvet Underground album, 'White Light/White Heat,' and it was too much for my limited scope of appreciation. It was intense, but I didn't get it.

I do think that Americans are poorly served by their media, at times extremely poorly served by their elected officials who are non responsive to majority feelings and cut off to a certain degree from the affairs of the world.