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[no caption] This Friday I’m not going long (nor early, neither!) with ‘Round-the-Horn, because I’m on vacation. Yes, both this and Roy Ed...

My new music cicerone Gabbie hooked me up. Another rocky week, America! Lots to be bummed about, like Judge Dugan being found guilty for ...

Ignorance of your culture is not considered cool. It’s not like I’m gonna get very optimistic about the State of the Nation but there have...

RAWK. In the not-too-distant future, I hope and pray, we will look back on the Age of Tubby II and think, “Holy shit, I know I complain abo...

Drive that pile. Hope your Thanksgiving was good! Mine was fine and now that I’ve had my gratitude I’m ready to move back into my usual in...

Where they spend their se-molians / Just to watch those cre-olians / Skippin', hippin′, doin' the uptown lowdown. (Chick Webb!) Th...

Robert Christgau told us about these guys. And they're doing a residency at MASS MoCA ! A lot of news this week, but I gotta tell you,...

Heard this in a restaurant -- you remember this? I don ’ t and I don ’ t know how I missed it. I missed ‘Round-The-Horn last week, and ...

The Taj Mahal verson is fine, too. Just a good tune all around. So what’s next after the demolition of the White House’s East Wing ? You kno...

You still need a drugstore to cure my cough. Getting this Friday ‘Round-the-Horn (which often turns into Saturday ‘Round-the-Horn or even Su...

Just nice. According to Tubby and his mob, if you’re anti-fascist you’re a terrorist. Having declared antifa (obligatory mouse type: not a r...

Still hits. A day late on ‘Round-the-Horn, sorry, had to hang some cup hooks. (Many years ago I did a newsletter for the Ogivy ad agency and...

Absolutely not my kind of thing, but I like it. Know what I mean? Let’s see, what were the new nightmares of the past week? Well, last Sund...

First woke up to her in La Belle Noiseuse . Lovely. The fash frolics proceed apace. Tubby’s apparently so mad that his prosecutor won’t file...

Saw Velvet Goldmine recently; it was a whole vibe, and this tune certainly didn't hurt. Been a few weeks! Yes, even workhorses such as ...

Keepin' the energy up. Still on vacation (take heart, Roy Edroso Breaks It Down readers, I rejoin you on Monday!), but thought I’d l...

Ah, that's a bit of the old pepper. I’m on my way out the door for vacation but I can still get mad at stupid shit. Tubby’s seizure o...

lol Sorry I missed last week’s edition -- guess I'm really due for a vacation. Or a nervous breakdown. In either case, as St. Augie sa...

 I keep the telephone beside me all the time  It’s been one of those weeks where the bright side and the dark side are one and the same – ...

I'm still playin' the victim and you still playin' the pick-me. I don’t usually front-load these weekly updates with a Roy Ed...