Geoff Edgers

Robert Thompson watches TV for a living
How one professor turned into a pop culture pundit, where he stands on "C.H.i.P.S" and why he's quoted regularly in the New York Times.
God only knows
Why now, after 34 years, is Brian Wilson revisiting "Pet Sounds"?
Sharps & Flats
From "Hanging on the Telephone" to hanging in the old oak tree, Peter Case has left power pop for jilted folk.
Sharps & Flats
Herbie Hancock's "Future Shock" annoyed the critics and offended the purists in 1983, but the new reissue just sounds like a Bill Laswell record that spawned an unfortunate series of fusion projects.
Thinking outside the box
Not another list of multi-disc sonic money-shots.
Sharps & Flats
To deny Celine Dion is to deny the culture that made her a star.
Sharps & Flats
Benny Goodman believed in great jazz players, no matter their color. A live 1938 double CD captures one of the ambassador's finest moments.
Sharps & flats
Garage days revisited: Two reissues re-introduce the trashy sounds and perverted pop of the Flamin' Groovies.
Sharps & flats
1960s socialite Mrs. Miller sang the Beatles and Sinatra worse than anyone. For the first time, her ungodly awful -- and hilarious -- repertoire appears on CD.
Standup for your blights
George Carlin talks about Littleton jokes, white-yuppie cocksuckers and why he still loves his BMW.
Sharps and flats
Reviews of new releases from Tom Petty and the Latin Playboys, plus a tribute to Madonna and a Kill Rock Stars radio compilation.
Writing on Air
David Halberstam talks about his new book, "Playing for Keeps: Michael Jordan and the World He Made."
Sheryl Crow
Sharps and Flats: Richard Buckner, Dana and Karen Kletter
Sharps and Flats: Miles Davis Quintet
The Complete Columbia Studio Recordings -- Sony/Legacy

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