Its 1985 again |
My '80s were different than the '80s that are now presented in nostalgia. I'll readily cop to having Miami Vice-styled clothes (hey, my white pants were happenin'!), seeing Rambo: First Blood Part II&...
Posted by on Wed, 25 Jun 2008 16:08:00 GMT |
The Suck Years (unpublished Ugly Things article) |
Been a while since I've written one of these, mainly because I've been busy with stuff for the upcoming issue of Ugly Things, plus various projects including liner notes and a few band histories....
Posted by on Mon, 23 Jun 2008 19:18:00 GMT |
Grunge memories and a Tad DVD review |
"I woke up this morning to that song ’Smells Like Teen Spirit’ by Nirvana ... ," a college friend named Robin said, circa October 1991, her trailing thought indicating that the song had up...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 13:00:00 GMT |
2007 Top Tens and riffing on various subjects |
After a lot of thought and listening, I’ve finally come up with some Top Ten lists for 2007. And I still don’t feel like I’ve heard everything I need to hear from last year. Kind of ...
Posted by on Thu, 13 Mar 2008 14:01:00 GMT |
Kick Out the Postal Service |
So about six years ago, when I sent a magazine I write for (Ugly Things) overseas, I used Air Mail. The cost was relatively cheap -- about $8.But then things changed. I noticed I was paying $20 a pop....
Posted by on Fri, 25 Jan 2008 15:34:00 GMT |
Release the Hounds (of Hasselvander)! |
Woah! Amazing show tonight at Krug's in Frederick, Md. with the four-pronged punch of Hatchetface, Unorthodox, Iron Man and the Hounds of Hasselvander.All the bands were great (I actually missed Hatch...
Posted by on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 14:51:00 GMT |
Ike Turner, RIP |
An AP story from today on Ike Turner's death led off as follows:
SAN DIEGO - Ike Turner, whose role as one of rock's critical architects was overshadowed by his ogrelike image as the man who brutally ...
Posted by on Wed, 12 Dec 2007 19:02:00 GMT |
Worst live venue in DC |
No matter who's playing, I'm never going to the Red & the Black in Northeast DC again.
This past Saturday, there was an intriguing triple bill of the Griefs, the Points, and King Khan and BBQ...
Posted by on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 13:11:00 GMT |
Sex, lies, and phony journalism |
If you haven't heard already, the latest Fox reality show, Anchorwoman, was cancelled after only one episode amid mutterings among TV talking heads that it was an affront to "serious journalism" since...
Posted by on Mon, 27 Aug 2007 23:41:00 GMT |
Even angrier about the John Stabb assault |
Having attended the John Stabb benefit Friday with about 100 or so others and now met the man and heard his story first hand, I'm even more pissed off about the assault. What kind of sick assholes gan...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 21:46:00 GMT |
