(Note to some animal-rights activists who have contacted me about previous columns: In no way am I endorsing the act of striking an alligator or other reptile in the head with a stump or stump-like object. But, in defense of the actions of the aforementioned Mr. Moses, he was, as the song states, used as gator bait by his daddy and later had his left arm bitten off "clean up to the elbow.") ...more

September 7, 2008

Don LaFontaine, the man who popularized the catch phrase "In a world where ..." and lent his voice to thousands of movie trailers, has died. He was 68. ...more

September 3, 2008

DEVENDRA BANHART: SMOKEY ROLLS DOWN THUNDER CANYON (XL) **½ You know things are getting strange when postmodern folkie Devendra Banhart's album title sounds like a page from the "Smokey and the Bandit" script. ...more

December 6, 2007