“In light of heavy metal’s perennial popularity, it’s easy to forget that the abrasive musical form was on the ropes in 1978.” That’s a hell …
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The Allure of Laurel Canyon
While folk music is not my favorite genre, there are plenty of Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Buffalo Springfield, Doors, Mamas and the Papas, …
The Beastie Boys Story
When I sat down to watch the Beastie Boys Story on Apple TV+ (the app that appeared on my computer a few months ago), I wasn’t expecting a …
Fleet Halen Turns One!
Everyone says the days are long and the years are short which is true in a lot of ways. Your dad and I definitely feel like we’ve been …
Former MTV VJ Dave Holmes Wrote A Book!
Former MTV JV (remember those?) Dave Holmes sells himself short in his own memoir. I’m not sure if he is trying to be humble, or downplay …
Bill Withers + John Prine
In January 2016, Glen Frey and David Bowie both passed away within the same week and the music world mourned. Fast forward to April 2020 and …
The First Collection Of Criticism By A Living Female Rock Critic
While author Jessica Hopper is definitely a sharp writer, she is more than a rock critic. Her subjects encompass a variety of genres …
The Ride of A Lifetime: Lessons Learned From The CEO Of Disney
In sentence one of chapter one, Robert Iger makes it clear that his book is not a memoir – but in a lot of ways it is because it chronicles …
How the Sunset Strip Shaped Rock and Roll
You know a documentary is going to be interesting when it starts with a statue of Lemmy Kilmister being erected and unveiled as a major …
