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Mark Rosin is a media and entertainment lawyer by profession but his deep passion is music. He worked as a professional attorney and then in the corporate world for over 30 years and now spends more of his time focused on one of his passions, listening to and writing about music.
Mark Rosin reflects on the duality of British rock icons The Cure
A tribute to the extraordinary jazz vocalist Cassandra Wilson
This week’s musical pick is pure old-school cool: the blues-rock version of ‘Brown Sugar’ from ‘ZZ Top’s First Album’.
Gillian (pronounced with a hard g as in gift) Welch and David Rawlings have been nurturing the legacy of the folk tradition for 30 years. Whether Welch has her name on the…
Mark Rosin’s pick this week celebrates the Tour de France with the charming ‘Belleville Rendez Vous’ from ‘The Triplets of Belleville’ soundtrack.
The Avett Brothers’ ‘The Ballad of Love and Hate’ is a gently captivating track that personifies the abstract concepts of “love” and “hate”
Yesterday, July 4 2026, marked the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence in the USA. I have a number of good American friends on my music group, and so I thought…
‘Red House’, a track by legendary blues rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix, is Mark Rosin’s listening pick this weekend
A personal tribute to Abdullah Ibrahim, the jazz giant whose music carried South Africa’s joy, sorrow and struggle.
Fatoumata Diawara’s ‘Mogo’ is a hypnotic, guitar-driven Wassoulou banger — and the perfect pick-me-up after slightly bruising week.
My recent Friday Song about Steely Dan took me down an adjacent tributary this week. Posting previously about the children of music royalty, I mentioned Amy Helm, who is the…
Mark Rosin’s tribute to Sonny Rollins, the jazz titan behind ‘Paul’s Pal’, ‘Saxophone Colossus’ and ‘Tenor Madness’
When punk struck, half of me was caught in the jazz world. The other half continued exploring contemporary music, but I couldn’t quite commit to the changes of the time. The Sex…
Celebrate the 60th anniversary of Pet Sounds and reflect on The Beach Boys’ legacy through the wonderful tune, ‘God Only Knows’
Steely Dan were innovators who pushed musicians and record companies to the very limits of tolerance, writes Mark Rosin, as he selects ‘Babylon Sisters’ for this weekend’s…
WI’m having lunch today with an old friend from out of town who I haven’t seen in years and who’s an accomplished jazz alto player. The idea of seeing him had me listening to…
Courtney Barnett turns everyday life into sharp, witty indie rock – and her song ‘Depreston’ captures suburban nuance and humour
Ryan Adams’s ‘Answering Bell’ revisits his ‘Gold’-era highs, balancing Americana brilliance with a turbulent personal and professional arc
Mark Rosin revisits ‘Lost Coastlines’ by Okkervil River, a folk-rock gem blending melancholy, melody and a surprising Motown groove.
This magical version of ‘The Tender Trap’ is a great example of Stacey Kent’s joyous, jaunty and jazzy ways
