Sting Inspires Me!
Recently, I was flipping around the TV, searching for a good documentary (perhaps one on Hitler’s relationship with Albert…
October 5, 2014-
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May 4, 1970 and Chris Butler
Before college rock was a lifestyle, before it was even a cult, before it was even a rumor, there…
September 30, 2014 -
Why Jam Bands Suck and Hawkwind Doesn’t
I was recently revising my Worst Bands of All Time list, and I asked myself, “Why are there no…
September 29, 2014 -
Revisiting My Thoughts on The Replacements and The Captain (Plus Let’s Honor Malcolm Young)
This is not an apology; let’s say that I am reviewing a play on appeal. The Replacements reunion still…
September 25, 2014 -
The Fauxplacements. Or “What Makes A Reunion A Reunion?”
I was not particularly fond of the Replacements during their initial go-round; I felt they had a disrespect for…
September 23, 2014 -
The Thomas Edison of College Rock
I’ve been thinking about college rock, indie rock, whatever you want to call it, this thing that defines the…
September 17, 2014 -
Do They Have Sharks in the River Liffey? Because U2 Just Jumped One
I tend to give U2 the benefit of the doubt because, let’s face it, a band that popular could…
September 16, 2014 -
“Your Mother Should Know” is a TURD
“Your Mother Should Know” by the Beatles came on the radio. I have heard this song perhaps as many…
September 15, 2014 -
The Doomed Sex Geckos Make Me Celebrate Life and Here’s Why
For the rest of our lives, we will all remember where we were on September 2, 2014, when we…
September 4, 2014 -
War: Not Just something Roger Waters whines about.
My brother Peter turns 60 this week. That is a singular event that I would like to mark pleasantly…
September 2, 2014