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Category Archives: Music
My Top 10 of 2011 (and other fun lists!)
Remember when I used to be a writer? That was awesome, right? 2011 was a really intense year for me, so my “career,” unfortunately fell by the wayside. However, I never stopped listening, so here are my favorite records of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anthrax, Biters, Rant n' Rave, The Roots, Top 10, Worship Music
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What’s His Signature?
Freak of the Week at Ram\’s Head Live In 1999, Butch Walker’s power pop band, The Marvelous 3, scored a top five hit with “Freak of the Week,” a song about an indie band getting a taste of fame. … Continue reading
Elvis is Back! (50th Anniversary Edition)
The career of Elvis Presley is usually broken into two arcs. The first is Young Elvis, the greasy haired hillbilly with a dangerous sneer and gyrating pelvis. The second is Gilded Elvis, the overweight drug addict in a white … Continue reading
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Tagged Are You Lonesome Tonight?, Elvis is Back, Elvis Presley, GI Blues, John Lennon, Music, pop music, RCA, Reviews, Rock n' Roll
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The White Stripes: 1997-2011
I was the bearer of bad news at WTMD today: Oh well, 13 years is a damn good run.
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Tagged breakups, Elephant, Fell In Love With a Girl, Jack White, Meg White, The White Stripes
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The Best of 2010
2010 has come and gone, so that means it’s time for me to pare down the hundreds of records I’ve listened to this year to ten. I don’t feel like writing a fancy introduction, so let’s boogie. 1. Superchunk: … Continue reading
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Tagged Arcade Fire, Best of 2010, Kanye West, LCD Soundsystem, Robyn, Sleigh Bells, stupid lists, Superchunk, The Drive-By Truckers, The National, The Sword
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The Bill Isn’t That Good This Year
Teenagers have a habit of revealing too much about themselves. In the twenty minutes my friend Clyde and I had been in line for the Virgin Mobile FreeFest, we learned the following things about the freshly scrubbed young people behind … Continue reading
Aerosmith: Rocks
“My favorite band is Aerosmith.” When I hear this sentence, I cringe. Not because I dislike Aerosmith, but because I can recite the coming exchange word for word. “Cool. What’s your favorite album?” I ask, knowing the answer. “Pump.” We … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Music
Tagged Aerosmith, Back in the Saddle, Boston, cocaine, Combination, Rocks, sleaze, stadium rock, Toxic Twins, Yves St. Laurent
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Budokan!
Cheap Trick’s At Budokan has one of the greatest album covers in the history of rock n’ roll. Lead singer Robin Zander and bassist Tom Peterson are standing next to each other, grinning from ear to ear. They are smiling … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Music
Tagged At Budokan, Cheap Trick, I Want You to Want Me, Japan, power pop, Rick Nielsen, Robin Zander, Surrender
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