Guess what? I’m not dead inside. For a long time I suspected that I might be. See, rock & roll had lost it’s allure. It had been so long since I’d really fallen in love…
Posts tagged Rock and Roll
Delivering noise & real tough boys
Reading Bob Mould’s autobiography, See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody, is a little like indulging someone you adore as they tell you about a dream they had about you last night….
Now days you can’t be too sentimental: A Billy Joel Birthday Tribute List
My love affair with Billy Joel has spanned more than thirty years. He holds a very large and special place in my musical heart. In fact, I’m pretty sure he was my first favorite “band.”…
Leader of the Pack: An appreciation
For reasons that I cannot explain I downloaded a heaping helping of 60s Girl Groups today — The Ronettes, The Supremes, The Chiffons and The Shangri-Las. It is awesome. I’m no Ronnie Spector, but that…
A tale of two Top 25 lists
Every year round near the Ides of March, I go into iTunes, select all, and then choose reset playlist, but not before I make a playlist of the year’s Top 25 Most Played songs. I…
So sick & so divine: An appreciation of Valentine
“If you were a pill, I’d take a handful at my will and knock you back with something sweet and strong” Lately, The Vodo has been begging me for Replacements’ bootlegs and Westerberg rarities. He…