Reality Check: THE POLITICS, CULTURE & SPIRIT OF SOUL James Campion July 21, 2021 Columns, Reality Check In Praise of Summer of Soul Musician and filmmaker Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson may well have made the seminal concert film of the age – the rock/soul/funk/gospel/blues American age. In his brilliantly en... Read More...
NYC Downtown Music Clubs Rebound, Anticipating a Better Fall Everynight Charley Crespo July 19, 2021 Concert Calendar, Goings-On Many musicians are hearing applause again for the first time in 16 months. Sometimes the applause as they walk on stage can be thunderous. Music fans are enthusiastically returning to live concerts. “Welcom... Read More...
Reality Check: THE OVERRATED CRIME NARRATIVE Debra Kate Schafer July 14, 2021 Columns, Reality Check Backlash To Shitty Policing & Right-Wing Paranoia Fuels Myth Last week I noted the uptick in crime in New York City – mostly violent crime – which has, across the board in the U.S., increased during... Read More...
Reality Check: ERIC ADAMS NEEDS TO BE THE NEXT MAYOR OF NEW YORK CITY James Campion June 30, 2021 Columns, Reality Check I need to state first, for the record, that if I haven’t already over the nearly quarter century, I have written this column, that I love New York City more than almost anything. Honestly. My family, sure. Mus... Read More...
The End Of An Era – Vintage Vinyl Is Closing It’s Doors Debra Kate Schafer June 22, 2021 Goings-On For the last 42 years, Vintage Vinyl has been home to so much more than records. The infamous Garden State store has hosted giveaways, auctions, and events. It has had some of the most beloved local and nation... Read More...
Reality Check: THE JOE BIDEN BIPARTISAN FANTASY James Campion June 16, 2021 Columns, Reality Check ...And The Waning Progressive Patience It made perfect sense that Joe Biden would use the kumbaya tactic during his 2020 campaign for president. The divisive atmosphere in Washington D.C. was ratchete... Read More...
Reality Check: IS THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NOW A TERRORIST ORGANIZATION? James Campion June 9, 2021 Columns, Reality Check This is suddenly a legitimate question. I have been following politics since the early 1970s, covering it since the late 1980s, and paid to comment about it here and elsewhere since the late 1990s. I ha... Read More...
REALITY CHECK: VACCINES, CDC, & THE NATURAL ORDER OF THINGS James Campion May 19, 2021 Columns, Reality Check So, I’m halfway home. The wife and I got the first Moderna shot a few weeks ago. On the twenty-seventh day of May 2021, we shall be vaccinated. This week the Center of Disease Control and Prevention announced ... Read More...
REALITY CHECK: THE NOT-SO CURIOUS CASE OF LIZ CHENEY James Campion May 12, 2021 Columns, Reality Check Wyoming Congresswoman at The GOP Fault Line You know the deal: Wyoming Congresswoman Liz Cheney of who, along with eight her Republican House colleagues, joined all the Democrats in voting to impeach th... Read More...
Reality Check: LOW BAR ANOMALY James Campion April 28, 2021 Columns, Reality Check Where We Are After Derek Chauvin Guilty Verdict It never ceases to amaze me how a country that celebrates its “exceptionalism” with such sickening fervor continues each year to honor Major League Baseba... Read More...
