La Historia De La Musica Rock

Steve Winwood - "Night Train" from the Album Arc of a Diver

Published on 2011-09-16 21:06:00

"Night Train" from Arc of A Diver played on the way home, and it got me thinking of the time I saw Steve Winwood in Europe.A little internet research just now and I can tell the tale: That my grandfather had decided he would take me to Europe after my high school graduation on or around the 15th of June 1983. While Europe is pretty amazing even if you limit yourself to the parts your grandparents might dig, for the most part the excursion was exactly the whitebread sightseeing kind of trip you'

My Lack of Favorite Things

Published on 2011-09-09 18:19:00

 Don't worry, Hipster Kitty, and Hipster Kitty fans, I haven't decided to change featured memes for this blog, although I will admit to having briefly considered it. But no, Music Nerd Octopus is just a guest today, on loan from his real home at http://fuckyeahmusicnerdoctopus.tumblr.com. (And OK, before we move on, let's give that hyperlink address just prior a second look: fuckyeahmusicnerdoctopus.tumblr.com It may just be the greatest url ever). Anyway, Mr. MNO is here to help me tell

Death - "Trapped in a Corner" from the CD Individual Thought Patterns

Published on 2011-08-14 16:58:00

Chuck Schuldiner's dead. Been dead. I had no idea. I'm not so sure whether the honorific that's tossed Schuldiner's way--"The Father of Death Metal"--is entirely accurate. I'm no expert but a quick look at Wikipedia confirms that both Carcass and Possessed released albums considered firmly in the death metal camp before Schuldiner's band put out their first LP in 1987. But father or no, he was in there early. Think about it: his band was named Death. How early do you have to get into the death

La Historia: The Tumblr

Published on 2011-07-30 07:52:00

So I started a Tumblr blog Friday. I wanted to send a link to my Sonic Youth piece to a dude who I follow on Tumblr, and their system told me I had to register with them if I wished to send a message.So what the fuck, right? Pictures and snippets will go there, longer pieces will continue to be placed here. So during any future post-lapses, you can always head over there and see if I've posted anything that-away.Take a look now if you'd like.I also created a little sidebar section here to hol

Sonic Youth - "Confusion is Next" From the CD Confusion is Sex

Published on 2011-07-25 14:16:00

Or, Thurston Moore is a Big Fuckin' DickI guess I ought to start visiting Pitchfork again, or start blog-hopping at elbo.ws. It seems a little repetitive to always be writing about what Spin has written for the month.Also: I remember when I was reading Shakey, Jimmy McDonough's excellent biography of Neil Young. And I disappeared inside the thing, became engrossed. I was reading about when Young came to LA, and had formed the Buffalo Springfield with Stills and Furay and all the rest of them.

Marilyn Manson & the Spooky Kids - "Misery Machine" from the Live As Hell Demo Tape

Published on 2011-07-18 18:49:00

Read something interesting if not necessarily immediately arresting to me last week at Boing Boing. Said that the current laws regarding sampling are so screwed up, it would cost The Beastie Boys 22-1/2 million dollars to clear the rights for Paul's Boutique, should they try to record and release their odd psychedelic classic in the here and now.And you know, okay, point made, but let's face it: no-one--least of all The Beastie Boys--is trying to make Paul's Boutique these days. If someone was,

The Washington Squares - "Fourth Day of July" From the CD Fair and Square

Published on 2011-07-04 09:21:00

How about we do it Tumblr-style (sorta) today?Washington Squares - Fair and Square - 01 Fourth Day of July.mp3192 kbps mp3, up for six weeksFile under: Neo-beatnik Neo-folk

The Psychedelic Furs - "Dumb Waiters" from the CD Talk Talk Talk

Published on 2011-07-01 10:10:00

So the U2 360° tour passed through town Wednesday. I was not at Sun Life Stadium for the event, nor had I wished to be. I have instead put my measly weekly discretionary income aside for The Psychedelic Furs, who are playing The Culture Room tonight.If I were looking for the authentic concert experience, and why wouldn't I be, then it probably should have been the U2 show I steered myself toward. After all, U2 released a new album of original material as recently as two years ago, and the

Brain Damage Part 2

Published on 2011-06-28 11:02:00

Thinking a little further about yesterday's post (and thank you Mr. Crabb for commenting on it). . . . Alright, so I'm bitching about corporate radio stations and the litany of same old same old. Fair enough. But why DO the corporate stations structure things in the way that they do? Or, to penetrate one of the sheerest veils, what is it about the same old same old that makes these companies money?Melanie is something of a foodie, and she is fond of using the term "comfort food." The meaning

Pink Floyd - "Brain Damage" from the Album Dark Side of the Moon

Published on 2011-06-27 18:03:00

One of my favorite things in the whole world is when I go on over to RS Crabb's Top Ten site and he's written another rant about how terrible Classic Rock radio is."Fucking radio kills me," he says. Such purity of emotion, you know? Some Clear Channel automaton plays "Margaritaville," and Crabby's near suicide. Then if an enlightened DJ plays Eddie and the Hot Rods, his faith in humanity is restored.You need to be wary of such wild mood swings, Crabby, my friend. Not that I don't think that m