Punk Rock Dads, Genre, and Gatekeeping
Awhile back I joined a Facebook group called Punk Rock Dads. The organizers have a website outside of FB too. There’s a lot I like about the group, maybe because … Continue reading
Man From The Magazine
I walked the dog and listened to Women In Music III by Haim earlier tonight. Maybe it was just that I was distracted by a vexing conversation with an old … Continue reading
The Key To Life On Earth and You’d Better Believe
Every year I put together a compilation of songs called This Is Not Christmas Music. The title is has a silly backstory, and while it’s kind of a “best songs … Continue reading
Notes on Evaluations
I’m not the kind of critic that’s going to tell you about the best songs and albums of the year, ever. There’s too much out there that I’m not going … Continue reading
Set The Boy Free
Confession: I never got into the Smith’s. Coming of age in the Indie-80s I certainly had the opportunity. I remember seeing the import copy of Meat Is Murder (on Rough … Continue reading
Technology
Part of my purpose for reviving this blog is keeping Facebook from eating all of my thoughts about music (which often occur in conversation) and turning them into algorithm ad-sales … Continue reading
Inevitability, Possibility, and Rock Historiography
I’m writing about the Hawks, circa 1959-1963, specifically about a performance by the Hawks in my hometown in late 1962, and I have thoughts. One is that the liveliness of … Continue reading
This is Not Christmas Music 2019 (Vol 16 or maybe 17) (Part 1, probably.)
Starting in 2018, my listening habits changed. I learned how to walk around outside in headphones without feeling completely clumsy/vulnerable. This maybe is why I heard lots of songs this … Continue reading
This Is Not Christmas Music
So, for the past 15 years I’ve put together a compilation CD of music from the year past and given it to friends and family. The contents aren’t exactly either … Continue reading
Albums 2018 pt. 1
See here for my disclaimer about any kind of “best of” list. I’m not qualified as a writer or a listener to tell you what the best albums of the … Continue reading
No Radio Free Lunch! 