On November 8, 2016, U.S. readers will cast their ballots for President of the United States, among other things. In fact, some voters already have.
Deep Cuts: Election Songs
Deep Cuts: Songs for the Beautiful People
Here’s the big mistake I made as a younger man:
On Diffuser: 20 Years Ago: Elliott Smith Releases Self-Titled Second Album
Some records are simply magical.
Deep Cuts: Tattoo Songs
A thousand years ago when Jody and I were arguing over tattoos, they weren’t ubiquitous. Sailors had them, grandfathers, carnies — why a beautiful girl like Jody wanted one made no sense […]
188. Heads I Win Tails You Lose (Lord It’s Such A Crime)
The Sunset Strip was the business long before the eighties. Name a classic rock band and they probably played the Whisky—Van Halen, The Doors, The Kinks, on and on. The Strip was […]
Sammy Hagar, Lake Tahoe 08/16/14
Sammy Hagar doesn’t throw a concert so much as a party. His loyal fans, or Redheads, follow the Red Rocker to wherever he’s serving up his good time rock and roll, which […]
Deep Cuts: Porn Songs
Are there still porn stars? I don’t mean people who do the dirty dog on film—let’s face it, that’s half the population at this point—but stars? I really don’t know, but I […]
Deep Cuts: Making Movies
I now had three movie credits, even if I wasn’t credited in two of them: 1969, where I offered Robert Downey, Jr.’s character LSD; The Judas Project, which filmed while I was […]
169. Since I Packed Up and Left On My Own
Life settled into a pauper’s groove. I enjoyed Record Bar but the pay was terrible, so I tried to hustle up a better job wherever I could. The guy at the end […]
Deep Cuts: 8 Songs About Whiskey
You are reading this in the future. Are you wearing a silver robe? Do you still have a name, or just a bar code? I guess you aren’t reading this in the […]
Why It Matters 