Here’s the thing: Cinder is a pop surrealist whose work is easily worth five figures, but due to some bizarre miracle he’s working with me for significantly less. Not only is he […]
Deep Brushstrokes: Coming Soon — Why It Matters For Your Walls
From The Stacks: Born To Add
This 1983 album is a must-have for two reasons:
Deep Cuts: The E Street Shuffle
True record collectors and music geeks don’t stop at their favorite artists. The official catalog of even well established artists isn’t particularly hard to compile. Take Springsteen, for example — The Boss […]
82. If I Could Buy My Reasoning I’d Pay To Lose
“You going to Alex’s party?” “Slow down, it’s not a party, just a few people. You should come, Jim.” “He has a girlfriend to get to.” “No, we broke up. What time?” […]
From The Stacks: Kings Road Plays The Heavy Sounds Of The Watkins Glen Concert
On July 28, 1973, the Grand Prix Raceway in Watkins Glen, New York hosted what at that time was the largest audience ever gathered for a concert. Four years after Woodstock’s half […]
Jane’s Addiction On Tour
My generation’s Woodstock was Lollapalooza, the first incarnation of which was intended to be Jane’s Addiction’s farewell tour. That was in 1991 — thank goodness Perry and the rest of Jane’s aren’t […]
81. You Know That The Hypnotized Never Lie
“How was your walk, Dad?” “Good. I went along the river.” “What did you listen to?” “Woodstock.” “Is that good?” “Some of the performances are great, others not so much. Mostly for […]
From The Stacks: Mom’s Apple Pie
Mom’s Apple Pie’s self-titled debut might just be the coolest album in my stacks. Not only were they a ten-piece funky band with lots of brass and a bad wah-wah who beat […]
Ray Torres: 1942-2012
“Good Rockin’ Ray” was one of those guys who was unknown outside of his profession but was a giant within it. Drummers revered the man as one of the funkiest drummers to […]
Deep Cuts: The Rock Week
My mother was legendary for knowing a song about anything. The woman was a musical encyclopedia. “Hey, Larry has cancer.” “Ohhhhhh cancer cancer / not for dancers….” Now I’m that guy. My […]
