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Electric chair on cover of Black Keys album
07 September 2019

Two titans of rock face off these days with recent albums: Akron, Ohio's Black Keys and Detroit's Jack White and his mostly Cincinnati-based Raconteurs.

Gotta love that Ohio connection. Not only did Ohio generals win the Civil...

Young Elvis Presley singing into a mic
04 September 2019

Nineteen years ago, I graduated from the Ohio State University. As a somewhat lackluster student, I wasn’t able to pull things together to graduate on time and missed the big ceremony that used to be held on the Oval. Instead I was...

Old time radio
03 September 2019

This is where I would normally write some sort of introduction to college students that hopefully makes them want to learn about the city they live in.

Used Kids, and Embassy Skateboards to the north. Yao’s Chinese Bistro and...

Young white man with satiny suit jacket and no shirt with shaggy brown hair singing intoa ic
06 August 2019

Because I write a music column, people get the idea I am paying attention to modern music. I periodically get asked what new bands I’m listening to, and I always feel guilty when I have to tell them that I’m not really listening to any...

White watch and band with blue face and words I accept this award on behalf of the band Mike D
05 August 2019

I am deviating from my decision to not write about politics for about 136 words – with the understanding that Democrats and Republicans know that impeachment might not ruin the President’s reelection campaign.

The Democratic-...

Neon sign with a parrot, palm trees, and the words in script Jimmy Buffet and the word in large capitals Margaritaville
10 July 2019

Against my better judgment, in a couple of weeks I’ll be taking a trip up to Put-In-Bay with the family of one of my daughter’s friends. I say better judgment, because the last time I went there I ended up spending nine boring hours...

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