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  • 175. With Two Cats in the Yard Life Used to be so Hard

    The next day we drove around looking for apartments and jobs. The apartments didn’t want us because we didn’t have jobs, and the jobs didn’t want us because we didn’t have an address. “We have to find a place to live or we’re going to spend all our money on motels,” I said. Two thousand…

  • On My Turntable: The Revellions – Give It Time

    I picked this one up while I was in Dublin a couple of months ago thanks to a recommendation from a local. I’m not going to say much other than that The Revellions are a badass Irish garage band, and you need to pick this one up. Check it out:

  • From the Stacks: Whirlwind – Blowing Up A Storm

    You are looking at one of the first rockabilly bands in the UK. During that breakneck 1976-77 era when the Brits were transforming the global musical landscape via the punk explosion, Whirlwind was kicking it back to its raunchy roots.

  • My Interview With My Life With The Thrill Kill Kult

    TKK is back with a new album and out on the road as we speak. I landed a little interview with them for The Good Men Project. Check it out!

  • Deep Cuts: Jungle Songs

    So I drove into Los Angeles, and it was every bit the jungle that Guns N’ Roses promised me. In less than 12 hours I had a run in with a cop, a hustler or two, a police helicopter, and a hair metal dude. Thumbs up on LA for living up to the hype. Was…

  • This Week On Paste: Paulaner Salvator Doppelbock

    It’s Oktoberfest in May (Maytoberfest?) this week at Paste Drink. I went super old school for this review. So how about it? Should you try a Paulaner Salvator doppelbock? Find out here.

  • 174. You Can Taste the Bright Lights (But You Won’t Get Them for Free)

    Two days of nearly straight driving carried us almost coast to coast. Jody and I barely spoke, barely moved. We were barely awake. The closer we came to Los Angeles the heavier the morning traffic grew, millions of people packed onto a small patch of land, all trying to get somewhere quickly. The Cordoba hugged…

  • From The Stacks: Ramones – Road to Ruin

    One last road record before I move onto other topics. Five years after Elton’s Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, it was gabba gabba hey time for a new lineup of the Ramones. Tommy moved off of the drum throne for this, their fourth album, making room for new drummer Marky.  The sound was poppier, the cover art…

  • Do You Want to Write, or Do You Want to be a Writer?

    “Quantity produces quality. If you only write a few things, you’re doomed.” -Ray Bradbury I come in contact with a lot of aspiring writers, mostly via social media. You can’t swing the rifle hanging over Chekov’s mantel without hitting a Twitter follower with “author” in his or her bio. Yes, that includes me. I belong…

  • From The Stacks: Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road

    I’ve been talking about the road this week. I chucked you a road story. I gave you a road trip playlist. So how about a classic road album?