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The Dwarf Car Museum Salutes the Era When American Cars Stood Tall

If your idea of a museum is the Met or the Louvre, or any collection of artifacts presented in a reverent manner inside a stately building…

2d ago

The Dwarf Car Museum Salutes the Era When American Cars Stood Tall

2d ago

Buster Poindexter’s Love Affair With the Music of America

David Johansen, who died Friday at the age of 75, will probably remain best known for Act I of his musical career, singing lead for the…

Mar 3

Buster Poindexter’s Love Affair With the Music of America

Mar 3

‘SNL’ At 50: Do You Ever Wish You’d Liked Something Just a Little More?

Saturday Night Live earned the 50th birthday party it threw for itself earlier this month.

Feb 28

‘SNL’ At 50: Do You Ever Wish You’d Liked Something Just a Little More?

Feb 28

Jerry Butler: ‘For Your Precious Love’ and Your Precious Rules

One of the things Jerry Butler liked most about the 1958 Impressions hit “For Your Precious Love,” besides the fact it was a hit, is that…

Feb 23

Jerry Butler: ‘For Your Precious Love’ and Your Precious Rules

Feb 23

Gene Barge, U.S. Bonds and ‘Quarter To Three,’ the Little Record That Shouldn’t Have, But Did

One of the nice things about audio recordings is that after an artist is gone, we still have the music.

Feb 12

Gene Barge, U.S. Bonds and ‘Quarter To Three,’ the Little Record That Shouldn’t Have, But Did

Feb 12

Black Radio: The Success That Was, and the Uncertainty That Is

Back on January 10, New York radio station WLIB (1190 AM) switched from urban gospel music to “La Exitosa,” a hybrid Spanish-language…

Feb 5

Black Radio: The Success That Was, and the Uncertainty That Is

Feb 5

Marianne Faithfull Showed That It Wasn’t All Over, Baby Blue

Unfair as it may be to judge people on looks, it’s the reason certain things have happened in human history.

Jan 31

Marianne Faithfull Showed That It Wasn’t All Over, Baby Blue

Jan 31

And Then, Suddenly, Buying a Quart of Milk Became an ‘Experience’

We have a granddaughter, Sarah, who has spent a good part of the last decade following her muse around the world.

Jan 27

And Then, Suddenly, Buying a Quart of Milk Became an ‘Experience’

Jan 27

Jules Feiffer: A Lefty With a Sense of Humor. How ’Bout That?

In its peak years, the ’50s to the ’90s, New York’s Village Voice newspaper had several signature elements.

Jan 23

Jules Feiffer: A Lefty With a Sense of Humor. How ’Bout That?

Jan 23

Garth Hudson Preferred Speaking Music to Speaking, Say, English

When I get my rock ’n’ roll time machine, one stop will be New Year’s Eve 1971 at New York’s Academy of Music, where The Band was wrapping…

Jan 22

Garth Hudson Preferred Speaking Music to Speaking, Say, English

Jan 22

David Hinckley

David Hinckley

David Hinckley wrote for the New York Daily News for 35 years. Now he drives his wife crazy by randomly quoting Bob Dylan and “Casablanca.”

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