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Tag Archives: Rolling Stone
Quote o’ the Day (George McGovern Hearts Louise Day Hicks Edition)
Well the hardworking staff was doing some homework today when we came across this exchange between Hunter S. Thompson and his editor in the 1973 Rolling Stone piece, Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail in ’72: HST: [T]here was a … Continue reading
The Allman Brothers’ Knee-Buckling ‘Mountain Jam’ at Cincinnati’s Ludlow Garage
As the hardpining staff recently noted, we missed out – for reasons we’d rather not revisit – on the Allman Brothers’ 1970 performance at Cincinnati’s Ludlow Garage. Regardless, we’ve been obsessively listening to the tracks that – Thank Duane! – were recorded that … Continue reading
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Tagged 1970, Allman Brothers, At Fillmore East, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Cameron Crowe, Cincinnati, Dickey Betts, Donovan, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Longform, Ludlow Garage, Mountain Jam, Rolling Stone, The Allman Brothers Band Live at Ludlow Garage 1970, The Basement Rug, There Is a Mountain
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The Night I Blew Off the Allman Brothers Band
Well the hardclicking staff came across this Cameron Crowe classic about the Allman Brothers on the terrific Longform site yesterday and it got us to thinking about the time in 1970 when Jim and Rae and Margaret and I queued up … Continue reading
Tsarnaev Photo Finish
Saturday’s local dailies had – wait for it – very different takes on the State Police photos of Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s April 19 apprehension by law enforcement officials after a “massive manhunt.” From the Boston Globe: Some praise officer for bloody images … Continue reading
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Tagged Boston Globe, Boston Herald, Boston magazine, Boston Marathon bombings, capital punishment, death penalty, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, It's Good to Live in a Two-Daily Town, Judith Clarke, R. Bradford Bailey, Rolling Stone, Sergeant Sean Murphy, State Police photos
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On The Cover Of The Roiling Stone
First off, it should be noted that the Boston Herald broke this Rolling Stone story on page 3 of yesterday’s edition (don’t ask about the little green numbers – no idea why they keep popping up): Today, the feisty local tabloid went for broke: … Continue reading
WSJ Misfires: Fails to Get Full Story On Scott Brown, Fails To Credit First Story On Rahm Emanuel
Maybe the hardworking staff is just feeling nitpicky tonight, but two weekend Wall Street Journal stories (on consecutive pages, no less) hit us the wrong way. Nitpick #1: Chicago Tussles Over Cameras Mayor Emanuel Says They Would Catch Speeders; Critics … Continue reading
The Yin & Yang Of Michele Bachmann
Hey, kids! Want some fun activities for a rainy afternoon? Try this swell game: Compare and contrast (in clear, idiomatic English) 1) the current Weekly Standard’s lover – sorry, cover – story and 2) Matt Taibbi’s snarky (if journalistically suspect) … Continue reading
Keith Olbermann: Like Rolling Stone
Your weekend assignment, splendid readers, is to compare and contrast – in clear idiomatic English – the Keith Olbermann profile in the Sunday New York Times Magazine and the Keith Olbermann interview in the, er, current edition of Rolling Stone. … Continue reading
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Tagged caricature, David Carr, Keith Olbermann, Mark Binelli, New York Times, Rolling Stone, Stanley McChrystal, Twitter
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Was Rolling Stone’s Exposé McChrystal-Clear?
Last year’s Rolling Stone takedown of Gen. Stanley A. McChrystal has now been called into question by a Pentagon inquiry. From Tuesday’s New York Times: Pentagon Inquiry Into Article Clears McChrystal and Aides An inquiry by the Defense Department inspector general … Continue reading
Goldman Sachs Sacked (Too Late) By SEC, News Media
First, the good news: Joe Nocera is back at the New York Times. Now, the bad news: Nocera’s Talking Business column, which has been on leave for what seems like forever, came back on Saturday with a bang headlined, “A Wall … Continue reading
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