The New York Times Pisses Me Off Endlessly
A rather grievous error in the New York Times – yes, yet another one – has set me off…
August 12, 2014-
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Roedelius and The Secret History of Rock’n’Roll
When I use this phase “The Secret History of Rock’n’Roll,” I am not talking about hushed conspiracies, or Masonic…
August 11, 2014 -
My Life As A Child News Junkie Climaxed 40 Years Ago Tonight
As children, we are awed and entertained by dinosaurs because they have a scale and size incomprehensible to us,…
August 8, 2014 -
Letter to a Young Alternative Rock Fan
Dear Layne: Most of my personal myth seems to refer to events that took place in the early 1980s. …
August 7, 2014 -
I Turned Down A Date With Morrissey
There are some artists who announce themselves so forcefully, so brightly, with such power and grace; at these moments,…
August 6, 2014 -
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Vini Reilly
Sometimes – so very rarely – a piece of music journalism is exactly right; it reveals something new about…
August 5, 2014 -
Market Correction
Born of punk rock’s rough and red womb, weaned at the rubbery leatherette teat of punk rock, wiped and…
August 4, 2014 -
Happy Birthday, MTV!…plus, Stoner Metal!
MTV is 33 years old today. If you’re under 30, you likely have no identification of that brand name…
August 1, 2014 -
I Suffered for This Top Ten Song List, Now It’s Your Turn
Recently, Tim Broun, whom I’ve known since we were both teenagers, asked me to contribute a playlist to his…
July 30, 2014 -
Clothes in Pop Music, Part 1, 1955-63
My friend Moira Redmond has a blog called Clothes in Books. When she started it, I reminded her that Ayn Rand heroines favored high waisted gowns in the ‘Empire’ style, because she had, during her term as Fray Editor, remarked that any post mentioning …
July 28, 2014
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