Category Archive: Music
Generation Basement: The Flop Reunion
Posted on | August 22, 2012 | 1 Comment
(Poster above by Ed Fotheringham. Printing by the Vera Project. There are still a limited number of posters for sale. Proceeds go to Music for Marriage Equality. Starting on August 27, 2012, you should be able to buy one at www.music4marriage.org. Nice, professional, B&W photos below by Niffer Calderwood. Video by Chris Swenson. Blurry color [...]
The K-Mart Radio: An Xmas Tale
Posted on | December 25, 2011 | No Comments
I’ve had a K-Mart radio for over 30 years now. It receives AM, FM, and shortwave frequencies. It was made in Japan before that was a compliment. Nevertheless, it aspires to be hi-fidelity, with knobs and switches for bass, treble, volume, and loudness, plus a separate woofer and tweeter. It even has inputs on its [...]
John de Roo’s “Holy Cow”
Posted on | May 28, 2010 | No Comments
[Another piece from the archives--written in 2008. You can purchase Holy Cow at CDBaby.] Back in the mid-1980s, folks didn’t know everything about everywhere. There were no online virtual communities. Home computers weren’t multi-track recorders in waiting. DIY home recordings weren’t ubiquitous. We flew a lot more blind, because it wasn’t all a keystroke away. [...]
At Work With Ace
Posted on | May 28, 2010 | No Comments
[Another old piece of writing. Kind of a sibling to the Replacements piece. Consolidating it over here.] Recently, the band Kiss made a triumphant return to the limelight. It was fun observing the whole resurgence. It got me thinking warm thoughts about my life as 7th grader, listening to the Big 89, WLS AM Chicago, [...]
Sucking in the Seventies: Paul Westerberg, the Replacements, and the Onset of the Ironic Cover Aesthetic in Rock and Roll (It’s Only Rock and Roll But I Like It)
Posted on | May 27, 2010 | 2 Comments
[I wrote this years ago, mostly just to try and understand some stuff that was bouncing around in my head. Moving it over from the Myspace page, so it's here with other stuff I've written. The piece was never formally published. It's just been bouncing around the web. But the people who've read it, seem [...]
If you want to be a rock star be prepared to persevere: in most cases the four year minimum applies.
Posted on | December 13, 2008 | No Comments
I know this is a bold statement. And let me be honest, it’s not really based on any empirical evidence, just my observation of a lot of rock bands. Nevertheless, I stand very firmly by this statement. Of the bands and solo artists I’ve seen achieve success in the music biz game (e.g., get a [...]
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