Sports Scandals: Just What You Asked For
Bad behavior may be found disproportionately in the world of sport. Maybe it’s because we focus so much attention on athletes. read the story
MY PHONE CAN BEAT UP YOUR PHONE
A well-known commentator on the music scene has made the point many times that “tech is the new music” – in that people actually get excited about, talk about, and avidly pursue stories about their favorite hi-tech products, in a manner… read the story
Does Romney Rock?
About a decade back (I’ve given up keeping track of years), I was in the news cycle for another fifteen minutes. George W. Bush was at the time President of the United States, which a hundred years from now will… read the story
Radio Lives! A Guide to Internet Radio
A significant part of my adult life has been dedicated to tracking down basically every song I remember from the radio of my flaming youth…except of course the ones that really suck. read the story
Happily Untogether. Or, Ah, PUCKETT.
The only thing more depressing than watching the March Of Time distort my face in the morning mirror is seeing our once-proud warriors of the True Music creep out on stage and bleat their hits in between hits of oxygen. read the story
(Movie) Trailer Trash
The Knack’s Berton Averre takes time away from ridiculing current music to ridicule current movies. read the story
Rock vs. Baseball: Whose Hall of Fame is Worse?
I love baseball. I love music. It would be hard to say who meant more to me as an 11 year old, the Beatles or Sandy Koufax. Suffice to say that the Fab Four and Sandy both have a revered… read the story
The Day That Vanilla Ice Kicked My Butt
I have a deep and abiding loathing for any and all reality TV (with the exception of Wipeout! — which I must admit cracks me up). I am of the opinion that the last thing our screwed-up civilization needs is… read the story
POP! Goes The Hipster
“Pop Song” is in most circles a dismissive phrase, if not one of downright ridicule. Ever since the advent of underground radio in the 60s there has been a perceived great divide between “pop music” and the real stuff, the… read the story
Sex Is Always The Answer
From time to time, when I’m in the midst of one of my room-clearing rants on the woeful state of modern popular music, unfortunate listeners will try to agree with me, saying something along the lines of “Yeah, the crap… read the story