Tag Archives: Mark Ronson

PR(&B)OGRESS

It’s the morning after one of the biggest and most celebrated days in America’s history. The inauguration parties may all be over. But this was not an event whose significance will soon be forgotten, nor is it a story that ends when the confetti gets swept up. No, no…All that was just […]

“You’re the Best, Around…” (El Keter’s Favorite Albums of 2008, Day Four)

They’re the best around; the fourth and final day of El Keter’s favorites of 2008.

Albums That Should Suck, But Don’t: 808s & Heartbreak

Something like a bazillion years ago (okay, it was more like a year and change) I tried starting a new regular Blogarhythms feature about things…Be they artists, albums or whatever…That should in theory “suck,” but don’t. I got as far as profiling rich kid son of a superstar guitarist turned superstar DJ turned superstar […]

Shuffle Songs, Vol. 2 — Happy Jew Year!

For those not “in the know,” it will be Rosh Hashanah, or “Jewish New Year” as it’s known to the Gentiles, until sundown tomorrow. Since I don’t currently have the cash to serve the usual meal of BBQ beef brisket, roasted red potatoes, carrot tzimmes and challah that my family has historically partaken in to celebrate […]

My Church Is a Streetcorner

I like to think my close identification with my Hebrew heritage is obvious to anybody paying close attention. But I learned a long time ago not to make a big deal out of religious matters in public, so people I meet are sometimes surprised to discover I’m a profoundly religious individual. Granted I […]