Posts by Peter Adrastos Athas

[ad_1] It’s Ray Davies’ 81st birthday hence the rare Sunday Dozen repeat. Anyone who knows anything about me understands how important Ray and The Kinks are to me: They’ve been the soundtrack for vast swaths of my life. My motto as a blogger has long been: When in doubt post a Kinks tune. I’m about to repost 12 of them…Read More

[ad_1] Painted Doorway by Walker Evans. I write the first draft of this feature every Thursday morning. It was an unusual day in New Orleans: We had a major weather event Wednesday night that just brushed my neighborhood but smacked some other areas upside the head. The storm was briefly Tropical Storm Arthur but it’s nameless as it peters out;…Read More

[ad_1] MAGA has tried taking ownership of this week’s tune. Team Trump insists on playing it at rallies despite disapproval from the Petty estate and producer/co-writer Jeff Lynne. It landed at #3 on my Cease & Desist Top Ten List of songs artists don’t want associated with the Insult Comedian. It’s time to take this song back from the MAGA…Read More