In our current jihad of junkthought and racist hatred, forces outside of politics provide grounds for hope and change.

Benny Golson and Sonny Rollins are two living legends from the famous 1958 "Great Day in Harlem" photo.

It really was a world-changing moment, that Battle of Concord, and yet how did it come about?

Bono might not be Jesus, but he re-introduced me to Him.

Has this latest democratization of music once again melded the myth and the reality of the music industry? Not quite.

It’s an exciting time for music. Whenever people are willing to accept reality and move on from their oldies stations, they will be happily surprised by what’s out there.

“Don’t Tell Me How to Live” is a hillbilly elegy deserving of a Nobel Peace Prize.

The Grammys has become an embarrassingly self-unaware, self-immolating awards show.

The 50th anniversary performance of “The Weight” is universal not only in the diversity of the performers and their instruments made possible by technology. It reflects as well the universality of the Christian promise of Easter, one of repentance and renewal.

If you doubt that Lennonism has a powerful hold on the thinking of many Americans, consider how “Imagine” has become the more-or-less official anthem of New Year’s Eve in the United States.