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*Cues Roy Orbison’s In Dreams*
10/30/2024

*Cues Roy Orbison’s In Dreams*

10/29/2024
I wrote this from the point of view of Senator John Blutarsky's (IYKYK) son after a spat of trouble. Click and read my w...
10/12/2024

I wrote this from the point of view of Senator John Blutarsky's (IYKYK) son after a spat of trouble.

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Get Me Out Of This

He is still out there, rocking his Cardigans and wishing the best for you.
10/06/2024

He is still out there, rocking his Cardigans and wishing the best for you.

Jimi was a man from outer space, playing the blues like he was standing on Mars, and he shattered every expectation abou...
10/04/2024

Jimi was a man from outer space, playing the blues like he was standing on Mars, and he shattered every expectation about what we could hope for ourselves.

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Lord Knows I'm a Voodoo Child

Martha told ya 60 years ago, "You can't forget the Motor City." We helped build America and then we gave it a ride to wo...
10/02/2024

Martha told ya 60 years ago, "You can't forget the Motor City." We helped build America and then we gave it a ride to work. This is as much about baseball as it is Motown.

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Can't Forget the Motor City

At the height of their powers, Junior Walker and the All-Stars were a street gang with which no one could contend. You h...
09/28/2024

At the height of their powers, Junior Walker and the All-Stars were a street gang with which no one could contend. You have to go to Memphis for Booker T and the MGs to find something that could compare. Click and read my piece.

Shoot 'em 'fore He Run Now

The most gorgeous song of the era is also its most thoughtful. Click and read my work.
09/27/2024

The most gorgeous song of the era is also its most thoughtful. Click and read my work.

A Quiet Reprieve

33 years ago today we got an acid lobotomy of what would become modern zeitgeist. Click and read my piece.
09/24/2024

33 years ago today we got an acid lobotomy of what would become modern zeitgeist. Click and read my piece.

An Acid Lobotomy of the Modern Zeitgeist

The Strokes called it in 2001. They ain't too smart. Click and read my piece.
09/19/2024

The Strokes called it in 2001. They ain't too smart. Click and read my piece.

They Ain't Too Smart

Some of you have never hit the eastside of the LBC, on a mission tryna find Mr. Warren G, and it shows.
09/13/2024

Some of you have never hit the eastside of the LBC, on a mission tryna find Mr. Warren G, and it shows.

100% sure Stevie preferred Coke…
09/11/2024

100% sure Stevie preferred Coke…

Recorded on this day in 1956, it remains a darkly sparkling masterpiece. Click and read.
09/11/2024

Recorded on this day in 1956, it remains a darkly sparkling masterpiece. Click and read.

Bitters and Blue Ruin

Take some time to turn it all off today. Click and read.
08/28/2024

Take some time to turn it all off today.

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The Premier Punk Rock Coping Strategy

The Grunge Era never felt more relevant than right now. Click and read.
08/23/2024

The Grunge Era never felt more relevant than right now.

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From The Mouths of Decadents

Guitar pop bands once ruled the known galaxy, and then they all but disappeared completely. Click and read.
08/22/2024

Guitar pop bands once ruled the known galaxy, and then they all but disappeared completely. Click and read.

The Damnable Misery of It All

The ‘90s were so spectacularly strange, this happened and everyone collectively said “Cool.”
08/20/2024

The ‘90s were so spectacularly strange, this happened and everyone collectively said “Cool.”

Waylon was the capital T Truth. Click and read.
07/31/2024

Waylon was the capital T Truth.
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For Bull

Click and read. It’s good for you.
07/25/2024

Click and read. It’s good for you.

He's a God, He's a Man, He's a Ghost, He's a Guru

“Sometimes it’s to your advantage for people to think you’re crazy.” - Thelonious Monk
07/24/2024

“Sometimes it’s to your advantage for people to think you’re crazy.” - Thelonious Monk

The first American to learn Joseph Stalin died? This fella right here:
07/23/2024

The first American to learn Joseph Stalin died? This fella right here:

07/05/2024

Springsteen’s “Born in the U.S.A.” is currently number 23 on the iTunes chart, marking 40 consecutive years of people not actually listening to the lyrics.

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