Thursday, June 22, 2023

My favorite albums 90 albums of 2022 (plus some other opinions)

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I'm publishing this a little late again this year , but hey, the competition for year-end lists is nonexistent right now. So enjoy, and ...
Sunday, June 11, 2023

TV Snide: May 2023

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TV Show of the Month: The Bear - Season 1 (Hulu): A Chicagoland beef joint goes through growing pains as one brother dies, leading the way ...
Thursday, May 18, 2023

TV Snide: April 2023

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Novel of the Month: The Island by Adrian McKinty : This is one of two books I read this month by McKinty. If you like psychological suspense...
Saturday, April 29, 2023

Led Zeppelin’s Houses of the Holy turns 50

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Issue 312 of Classic Rock Magazine digs deep on the metal god’s fifth album, which is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and was the result o...
Saturday, April 22, 2023

How am I going to write just one song?

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In my late 20s and 30s, I got pretty prolific as a songwriter. Lately I’ve had an unbelievably empty tank. So it seemed like a good idea to ...
Tuesday, April 18, 2023

Revisiting what it was like when Nirvana broke big

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I’ve been revisiting Milk It by Jim DeRogatis, an opinionated, controversial journalist and the co-host of the very best rock podcast, Soun...
Friday, April 7, 2023

Things I learned from McCartney’s book The Lyrics Volume 1

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Paul McCartney’s massive self-penned 2021 book, The Lyrics: 1956 to the Present is an excellent read. My local library has the hard copies ...
Sunday, April 2, 2023

TV Snide: March 2023

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TV Show of the Month: Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers’ Dynasty - Season 1 (HBO Max): It was a mighty month of TV watching for me. And ...
Saturday, March 25, 2023

10 interesting things about Smog’s Bill Callahan

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It’s hard to believe I’ve loved so many rock bands for so long. Forget the super classics like The Beatles and Led Zeppelin. All these later...
Sunday, March 5, 2023

TV Snide: February 2023

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TV Show of the Month: Sex Education - Season 1 (Netflix): This is one funny British ensemble high-school comedy. Asa Butterfield leads the ...