An Elegy for Eddie (Van Halen)

In honor of Eddie Van Halen's heavenly birthday, here's the elegy I wrote for him soon after he ascended...

The Playlist That Broke Reality

The 1983 playlist was just completed and is embedded up top for your nostalgia-drenched listening pleasure.

It's mostly mainstream kind of stuff, so I'm linking to these other lists if you want to get a little more esoteric with your Music that Broke Reality experience:

1983 College Rock

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1cBaBWCCy17oRDspm9Pie5?si=f4376c033e964f68

1983 Electronic/Art

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/2AC7z4diyFsE5vd6If3sYQ?si=e24fb740580c40c6

1983 Metal and Punk

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1xrEnxcLmR46tPCUwM34fK?si=21aeb3634b9441b4

Speaking of the Year that Broke Reality, don't forget the recent Secret Sun Radio Mystery Hour on Synchronicity with Dr. Jones!

https://www.patreon.com/posts/secret-sun-radio-147609886

David Bowie: The Starman, Returned to the Sky

In observance of the tenth anniversary of Bowie's return to the stars, I am posting the eulogy I wrote on that fateful day...

David Bowie, and the Last Rock 'n' Roll Album

In observance of Bowie's birthday, I am reposting a long-lost epic review/essay on the Thin White Duke's 2013 comeback album, The Next Day. Dig in...

Discharge: The Hardest of the Hardcore

There have been bands faster than Discharge. There have been bands who played at higher volumes. There have been bands that have played at a greater intensity for a longer period of time than Discharge. 

Scottish Sunday: It Really Does.

Note: I've been doing a lot of housecleaning at the Mothership and will be transferring all the music-related posts here. Here's one from 2006.

When I talk about the Scottish knack for making music that digs deep into my soul, Nazareth's definitive version of the Everly Brothers' standard "Love Hurts" is one of the songs I am thinking about.