Boston’s “More Than A Feeling” and the Lost Art of Artisanal Recording
Change is constant, change is unavoidable. All of our favorite buildings will one day be destroyed, all our favorite…
July 27, 2014-
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Friday Random Noise: The Third Greatest Band of All Time, That Hit Song I Played On
The Random Noise List: WORST BAIT AND SWITCH ON CLASSIC ROCK RADIO: Okay, “Riders on the Storm” fades out,…
July 25, 2014 -
Wooly Bully Is A Very Effing Heavy Song
“Wooly Bully” came on the radio. I’ve been listening to it for a lifetime, but I never really heard…
July 24, 2014 -
How Did This Item Meet Your Expectations?
Because I recently purchased a Rubik’s Cube… Amazon kindly wrote me and asked the following question: “So, Timothy Sommer,…
July 23, 2014 -
December, 1980. Weinstein Dorm, U2, and…
Last week, I wrote about the year 1980. Today, I want to write about just one month: December 1980.…
July 21, 2014 -
1980: Life, Death, and the Ruts
1980 was an extraordinary year in music. It was the first year of the new decade, the first year…
July 17, 2014 -
Ramones: Perfection Remembered, Perfection Forever
The pop-rock era has only produced two flawless full-length records: Pet Sounds by the Beach Boys and Ramones, the…
July 14, 2014 -
FRIDAY RANDOM NOISE: Malcolm Young, Captain Sensible, and why I have issues with both Joe Jackson and the Flintstones
It is my understanding that AC/DC is readying a new album and tour without founding guitarist Malcolm Young. I…
July 10, 2014 -
This Is The Greatest Rock ‘n’ Roll Song
Rock’n’roll is a beautiful lie. A gorgeous, shimmering, inspiring, invigorating, energizing, calming, challenging, reassuringly ordinary beast…but a beautiful lie.…
July 10, 2014 -
Random Noise: Wilko Johnson, Pink Floyd, Scott Walker and What Elvis Costello Needs to Apologize for Right Now
No faux Joseph Mitchell reminiscences today, or Thor-babbling, just random noise. If I could anoint THE GREATEST LIVING HUMAN…
July 8, 2014