I talk about this topic a lot in my personal life, mostly because I have kids who are willing to toss out a “so and so sucks” criticism at any musical performer […]
On Diffuser: Musicians vs. Performers – The Endless Debate
Deep Cuts: The Best of Not Prince
One can sum up ’80s pop music with four artists: Bruce, Madonna, Michael, and Prince. In a way they were the last of the real superstars. The ’90s belonged to the anti-stars […]
207. We Go Round and Round and Round
Prince was in the building; well, hypothetically at least.
Deep Cuts: Soda Songs
“Wow, that’s a lot of Coke” turned out to be an ad for Little Caesar’s Pizza. In the finished commercial a nerdy dude holding a large tub of soda sits down and […]
Deep Cuts: Songs About Years
Sure I could give you a list of starting fresh songs, but how about some songs about years instead?
From the Stacks: Graham Central Station – Ain’t No ‘Bout-A-Doubt It
Let’s talk about the legendary Larry Graham, the inventor of the “thump and pluck” style of bass playing without which we’d have no funk. We can stop right there, can’t we? That’s […]
142. If There is Music We Can Use It
Some of us in the MTV generation had to settle for ABC’s Friday Night Videos. Well into college I could still be found in front of the television most Friday nights, watching […]
From the Stacks: Madhouse – 16
I’m pretty sure Prince didn’t sleep between 1978 and 1990. I’m not even sure that he sleeps now. Eighties radio was dominated by the unholy alliance of Michael, Bruce, Madonna, and the […]
Vintage Trouble Live, Reno Events Center, 02/02/2013
The short version: These guys opened for The Who last night, they killed, and your photos are at the end of this post. Feel free to reuse them, but attribute them “courtesy […]
110. But I Just Wanna Stay in the Garage All Night
The morning after we graduated high school, Jarod and I mounted our bicycles and headed for Myrtle Beach. For me this was the second time crossing South Carolina via pedal power, but […]
