File this one under bad-ass tune that you haven’t listened to in far too long. Or, if you’ve never heard it, this one falls under bad-ass tune you want to hear. When Gary Floyd formed Sister Double Happiness after leaving the Dicks and relocating from Austin to … Read More →
There’s no shortage of critical praise being heaped upon the latest from Bill Callahan, Apocalypse, and for good reason. Callahan’s third studio lp since leaving behind the Smog moniker reveals an artist who continues to grow at least in part through embracing, and perfecting, the … Read More →
The latest from Steve Earle, I’ll Never Get Out Of This World Alive, named for the Hank Sr. song, promises to live up to Hank’s legacy by continuing to build on Earle’s own legacy of uncompromised country rock and rebellion. I’ll Never Get Out… hits … Read More →
The first MTV video I remember seeing in my life is the video for RATT’s 1984 hit, “Round and Round”. Somehow I missed MJ’s debut of Thriller — the parents must not have had cable yet. I was eight years old, and this video was probably … Read More →
Songs For The Unproduced Teen Comedy “The Fighting Chimeras”–Take Five
“In ‘N’ Out of Grace,” the final track off of Mudhoney’s 1988 debut ep for Sub Pop Records, Superfuzz Bigmuff, rocks the soundtrack as Rudy, holed up in Engler’s office, oversees the coming together of Cold Spring High’s myriad cliques in the the name of … Read More →