Children By the Millions Sing for Alex Chilton (1950-2010)

When I first arrived in New York City back in 1995, I moved in with a friend of my downstairs neighbor in Providence, a guy who worked in film and video who had been flopping on friends’ couches in Hoboken for awhile and needed to solidify his situation with, like, a mailing address. A guy …

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Friday’s Child (Part 2)

One of my favorite musicians is the late, great pop genius Lee Hazlewood. As a singer he brought a wry sense of humor, world-weary view and distinctive baritone to both originals and covers. As a writer, he wrote “These Boots Are Made For Walking” and other hits which turned Nancy Sinatra into a superstar. As …

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Simpsonic Weekend

Fabulous weekend here at Futility Central, with baseball on the back burner after I delivered this week’s Hit List… • Friday night, we caught the opening of the long-awaited Simpsons Movie, and while it wasn’t a gut-busting revelation, it didn’t need to be. [Semi-spoiler alert; skip to next bullet]. Other than the expanded length, the …

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