Jim Reid

Into Thin Air

A Long, Strange Trip

An originator of acid rock in the '60s, Tommy Hall used LSD to expand his consciousness. He’s still psychedelic.

Almost Gold

The Jesus and Mary Chain: From required records to artificial rip-offs

On the Homeless Front

Providing comprehensive services for street people is morally uplifting -- and, as shown in New York, good policy

Revved-Up Rock

The Black Rebel Motorcycle Club rides roughshod over today's guitar gods

When Cesar Reigned

An aging journalist remembers 1999, when an election became a revolution, and the city changed forever