Wow, last moments get a lot of action in music land. I have at least 150 “last” songs on my playlist, and that doesn’t include whatever’s in my vinyl stacks that remains […]
Deep Cuts: Last Songs
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: Ian Hunter – Short Back n’ Sides
Down in the city just Hoople and me. That’s from Queen’s “Now I’m Here,” and it was my introduction to Mott The Hoople. That’s all they were to me as an elementary […]
Deep Cuts: Songs About Names
What’s in a name? I don’t know. Everything, nothing. All I know for certain is that the move from Jim to James was a liberating one for me. So what’s in a […]
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 […]
Deep Cuts: Cadillac Songs
I don’t know whether Daddy’s Caddy ever opened as Asheville’s finest reseller of items purchased at retail prices, nor do I know whether The Driver ever purchased that coveted tape deck. But […]
Rise Of the Planet of the Lemeloes 2: Electric Boogaloo
Last week we covered the Leave Me Alone (Lemelo) Party’s position on regulation. If legislation results in us being hassled less, we’re all for it. That seems simple enough, right? We pride […]
A Summer Rerun
I just returned from a family reunion at which I visited with people I haven’t seen in many years. Among those long lost relatives was my cousin, Lindsey. I wrestled with whether […]
Deep Cuts: Beach Songs
Beach songs. On one hand you’ve got your Beach Boys and Jan and Dean; on the other you have your Dick Dale, Ventures, and Surfaris. And then there’s Shag music — oldies […]
Deep Cuts: Your Independence Day Playlist
The Fourth of July is a big deal in the United States. It was on this very day back in 1776 when the Beatles first came to America, and we like to […]
Why It Matters 