If “transitional album” ever makes its way to Websters, Empire’s album cover should be pictured right next to the definition.
From The Stacks: Queensryche, ‘Empire’
Deep Cuts: Life Songs
What is this life thing anyway?
Deep Cuts: Word Songs
Words are the currency of pretty much everything we do. Even our currency has words on it, for crying out loud.
Deep Cuts: Fruit Songs
I won’t let my plum tree go without a fight.
Deep Cuts: Monkey Songs
A recent Atlantic Monthly article suggesting that humans domesticated themselves by killing off the violent males in their midst sparked a short story idea.
Deep Cuts: Songs For Your Well Worn Grooves
Grooves get things done.
From The Stacks: Mother Love Bone, “This Is Shangri-La” (Test Pressing)
If I had to whittle my test pressings down to a single one, this would be it.
Deep Cuts: Apple Songs
Google “apple.” If your results look like mine, you won’t see a reference to produce until page 5. The first 4 1/2 pages are all Apple, not apples.
On Diffuser: 20 Years Ago — Alice in Chains Release Their Self-Titled Third Album
Drug tragedies still happen in the music business, which kind of blows my mind.
Deep Cuts: October 1990
Some amazing music came out in 1990. By the time those little trick-or-treaters knocked on our apartment door that night, I’d spent what little expendable income I had on some brilliant records […]
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