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Jeff Tamarkin
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Freelance writer/editor specializing in rock, jazz and other music. Proud lifelong liberal. No MAGA/Repubs. Husband of Caroline (with a C!) Leavitt. Dad of Max. No posts or profile=block. No DM unless I know you. Resist Trump!
Finally, after more than a year of delays, my book on Carlos Santana, "Love, Devotion, Surrender: The Illustrated Story of His Music Journey," is set for publication on May 27 via Insight Editions. Pre-orders are available now from your favorite bookseller.
March 19, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Transgender mice! Trump outed them last night! Next thing you know they're gonna be using whatever bathroom they want and playing sports with the wrong team.

Oh, he got it wrong? It's transgenic, not transgender?

Never mind.
March 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
February 28, 2025 at 11:44 PM
They're gonna put me in the movies. They're gonna make a big star outta me!

Not really but, would you believe a live streaming show? A 1-hour interview with yours truly.

Check it out--this Thursday (2-27) at 7 PM Eastern, streaming live on YouTube on the Hoboben Historical Museum's channel.
February 25, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Apparently this post is real. It's absolutely tragic. Imagine the next Kennedy Center Honors--Ted Nugent! Kid Rock! Alex Jones! Jon Voight! Vlad Putin! Melania, Ivanka, Eric and Don Jr.! Real Americans!
February 7, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Anyone still think of the New York Times as a liberal paper?
December 15, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Come on, People Magazine. The band's "Dummer"?
December 1, 2024 at 4:43 PM
Surely, I thought, this must be a spoof.

Not surprisingly, it is not.
November 21, 2024 at 11:33 AM
Marshall Crenshaw and James Mastro both killed at City Winery NYC tonight.
November 18, 2024 at 5:24 AM
Remember all of those people wearing Blacks for Trump shirts at his rallies, and all that talk about how more Black people voted for him than before?

Well...
November 17, 2024 at 8:57 PM
RFK Jr. wants to make America healthy--except when that would mean going against his new lord and master.
November 17, 2024 at 8:15 PM
Good morning. Elon wants us all dead.
November 17, 2024 at 1:30 PM
Coming next: Trump picks Sylvester the Cat as Secretary of Mice
November 16, 2024 at 11:03 PM
Sometimes all you need is some sweet jazz piano music...
November 16, 2024 at 5:25 AM