The graphic design firm where Michael worked was located on downtown Los Angeles’s Traction Avenue. I’d never ventured downtown, much less on a Friday night. On the way I passed the Atomic […]
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Deep Cuts: Road Songs
The road trip is an American institution. Nothing expresses the size and variety of these United States like crossing them on the highway: deserts, mountains, forests, plains, swamps, cities, Wal-Marts — you […]
John Anderson, Old City Music Fest St. Augustine, Florida, 11/10
East Coast Why It Matters concert photographer-in-chief Robbo files this report:
Deep Cuts: Motorcycle Songs
The motorcycle has been the perfect rock and roll accessory since Elvis dressed up in Brando gear. We had the Mod scooter era, the Easy Rider wave, and the hair metal Harley […]
Deep Cuts, Reader’s Choice: Ryan Bacani
Ryan Bacani is a good friend to Why It Matters and a great music blogger. His blog, A Song Without A Chorus, is one of my regular stops on the intergooglewebtubes. Read, […]
Deep Cuts, Reader’s Choice: Alex Johnson
I met Alex Johnson thanks to Why It Matters just a couple of short years ago. Since then we’ve been fast friends on Twitter (follow him at @koolwriting) and have exchanged mail […]
Deep Cuts, Reader’s Choice: Jasen Buch
Jasen Buch, or Alien Coffeeground as he’s known on his blog, is a writer, Tweeter (@AlienCG), and music fan to follow. He’s a thoughtful, smart reader/listener who always has something insightful and […]
Deep Cuts: Welcome Songs
An alert reader asked me recently how many of the “Deep Cuts” songs are in my personal collection. Okay, okay, fair question. Unless it’s a particularly tricky week, “Deep Cuts” titles come […]
Deep Cuts: The World’s Worst Mix Tape
The lost art of the mix tape. Yeah, we have playlists now and YouTube, but it isn’t the same. A mix tape said something, in my case usually, “I’m a very desperate […]
Deep Cuts: Spartanburg’s Greatest Hits
Listen, Spartanburg’s music history neither begins nor ends with the day that Animotion came to town. No, Hub City proudly claimed the chair that Elvis sat in until about ten years ago […]
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