It’s Christmas Eve, so I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that if you dropped in today you’re probably in no mood to read twisted tales of life […]
Merry Christmas, No Money Down
From the Stacks: David Lee Roth – Sonrisa Salvaje
Hola! Here we have Sonrisa Salvaje, or “Wild Smile,” David Lee Roth’s Spanish language version of Eat ’em and Smile.
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: Creedence Clearwater Revival
It’s after midnight, and the Grateful Dead have finally cleared the stage. A good portion of the muddied audience is wiped out, having spent two straight days overcrowded, underfed and wet — […]
From the Stacks: Keola and Kapono Beamer – Honolulu City Lights
The Beamer brothers are legends in their home state, and among slack key guitar aficionados worldwide. Their 1978 single “Honolulu City Lights” from the album of the same name was by far […]
James Takes On More Writing Than He Can Handle
I have a buddy back home who is the editor for a couple of those Patch sites. You might have one in your hometown or at least be familiar with the concept, […]
Deep Cuts: A Glam Rock Christmas
Will this become a Why It Matters tradition? Probably not, but last year’s obligatory Christmas playlist overlooked the strange obsession that the glam rockers had with the holiday. I don’t pretend to […]
Sneak Preview – 2013 Chapbook Art!
One of my to-dos for 2013 is a follow-up to Keep On Stomping: A Why It Matters Chapbook. With sales bordering on double digits it’s obvious that upwards of three people might […]
109. It’s Up to Me Now, My Daddy Has Gone Away
The trunk of my grandfather’s Buick Riviera boat tail held two cases of Budweiser and still had room for Jimmy Hoffa. “I couldn’t buy any goddamned Coors this side of the Mississippi […]
From the Stacks: John Stewart – Bombs Away Dream Babies
If you are over forty you know this album, you just don’t know it. Thanks to assists from Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks this album went top ten in the […]
The (Kind Of) Complete Woodstock: The Grateful Dead
The Dead’s Saturday night set is long and noodly, which I reckon is what Deadheads like. I’ve always heard that the band didn’t think too much of it, though, and that’s why […]
