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-
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“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 -
Jeter Will Rise Again! The Truth Behind His So-Called “Retirement.”
A true rumor defies the post-space age hum of the Internet. A true rumor is like a summer rain:…
September 5, 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 -
I tell The Turtlenauts of Zond 5 about the Replacements, Joe Ely, Phil Ochs, the Mekons, and the lack of a true self
Although tortoises are not mammals, humankind should remain in awe of the achievement of Bek and Lek, two…
August 29, 2014 -
R.E.M. Were the Band of Our Time
This past Sunday was the 32nd anniversary of the release of Chronic Town by R.E.M. I tried writing about…
August 27, 2014 -
All Hail Dada Sitcoms like Luxury Comedy
Bizarrely, live-action television has rarely been a particularly fertile venue for surrealism. This is very odd indeed, for the…
August 25, 2014 -
Rock’n’Roll is Dead, Long Live Rock’n’Roll! (Of course, this is about Scott Walker)
Reeves Gabrels plays guitar like a scientist getting ready to torch his lab for the insurance money. He is…
August 22, 2014 -
ROCK DISCO PLAYLIST, 1979
Linda Rizzo is a DJ and photographer whose efforts do great honor to the ghosts of the Kingdom of…
August 21, 2014