PinnedDavid R. AdlerSeven Words to Live By: A Journey in MusicAfter a long time juggling careers as a music journalist and a guitarist, I recently added another. I’m pursuing a Georgia state…6 min read·Dec 12, 2020----
David R. AdlerThe Colossal Impact of Jane’s AddictionAuthor Sam Stephenson mentioned a Jane’s Addiction project that he has on the back burner. It got me thinking about the band and how it…2 min read·3 days ago----
David R. AdlerLarry Coryell’s Stravinsky BingeI have this vintage magazine ad for Ovation on my wall. By the late ’70s/early ’80s, Larry Coryell was hugely influential but kicking a…4 min read·6 days ago----
David R. AdlerThe Chomskyite Playbook and the Activist LeftIn an earlier piece I critiqued Noam Chomsky’s well-worn notion of “manufacturing consent.” I have further thoughts on Chomsky, whose…3 min read·6 days ago----
David R. AdlerThe Meaning of ZionismsI am posting on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, looking at reports of NYU students chanting “Zionism Will Fall! Israel Will Fall!”…3 min read·May 6, 2024--6--6
David R. AdlerMourning the Lost Children of GazaIn my piece about the Israel/Palestine “para-conflict,” I discuss the Marxian view that our ideas are shaped by historical and material…4 min read·May 6, 2024----
David R. AdlerIsrael/Palestine Discourse Model Status: FailureDISCOURSE MODEL 1 INITIATE DIALOGUE SEQUENCE [ENTER]4 min read·May 5, 2024----
David R. AdlerEnough of Blood and Tears: A Liberal Marxian Reading of Israel/Palestine Para-Conflict“This generation wasn’t fooled” is a claim commonly heard from radicals regarding Israel/Palestine. Earlier generations, runs the argument…11 min read·May 3, 2024--1--1
David R. AdlerBrad Mehldau’s Journey, And MineFor my vacation reading I picked two new jazz memoirs: Henry Threadgill’s Easily Slip Into Another World: A Life in Music and Brad…6 min read·Jul 23, 2023----
David R. AdlerThe Death of Jordan Neely and the Soul of New YorkAny day that I spend as a sub in a British secondary school classroom, I have reason to bring up where I’m from, New York City. The…4 min read·May 13, 2023----