Jim Allen

Here’s an experiment: Grab your nearest record geek, preferably one who’s been known to worship at the psych-folk altar. Drag them away from transcribing the commentary track of their Wicker Man Blu-ray and play them Only the Void Stands Between Us. Tell them it’s a recently reissued ultra-rarity recorded in a New Zealand cave by candlelight in 1971, originally released in a micro-pressing heard only by the artist’s immediate family. Maybe add that Julie Beth Napolin was a UFO tracker and self-styled mystic last seen camped out in a crop circle and never heard from again.

I recall a meeting on the Slyfield Area Regeneration Project (SARP), as it was then known, in 2010 and subsequent discussions, where Conservative members, and later representatives from other parties, dismissed my concerns regarding this project’s direction, stating that my approach was non-compliant with current thinking and misguided.

Blanket-blaming insurers completely misdiagnoses what ails the healthcare system.

From the days of Johnny Cash at Carnegie Hall to the newly opened country bars in Manhattan, take a look at how New York City country has evolved into where it's at now, and meet some of the artists and venues keeping the culture alive.

2024 has really flown by, so in case you missed them, check out these awesome, under-the-radar singer songwriters.

When the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates in September of 2024, there was a lot of optimism in the real estate market that mortgage rates would drop substantially.

“Synthesizers changed everything,” says David Borden. “It’s like I gave up 10 years of intense music courses once I met Bob Moog.” In 1969, Borden started Mother Mallard’s Portable Masterpiece Co., the world’s first all-synth band. That was far different from the way his life in music had started out.

Roki Sasaki's move to MLB from the Lotte Marines at the age of 23 marks a landmark change in the dynamic that exists between Nippon Professional Baseball and Major League Baseball as well as future negotiations between top amateurs and Japanese clubs.

Democracy is a system of government that empowers individuals to participate in the decision-making processes. However, when people choose to disengage and refuse to utilize the democratic mechanisms available to them, it does not inherently render the system undemocratic. Instead, it highlights a troubling reality: the apathy of local residents towards their civic duties and responsibilities.

Ichiro Suzuki sped into the U.S. National Baseball Hall of Fame on Tuesday the same way he electrified baseball since he was a rising young star in Japan 30 years earlier by highlighting the absolute essence of the game.