We live in a very weird time when not only are we somehow shocked that a rock star is running around cheating on his wife, we're somehow shocked that Dave Grohl is running around cheating on his wife.
2026-03-15
Bay City Rollers: The Dark Side of the Tartan
Seventies cheese doesn't get any more cheddary than the Bay City Rollers, but they also helped lay the groundwork for the Power Pop movement to come. And for that we must be thankful.
2026-03-09
The Road to Shambala
2026-03-04
Insanely Great Songs You've Probably Never Heard, part 1
The music industry as we once knew it was a cruel and fickle beast, often pushing mediocre (but pliable) artists while suppressing great (but more unpredictable) ones.
2026-02-13
Steve Albini: The Jeffrey Epstein of Alt. Rock
I came of age in a time when record producers had become just as important as the artists they worked with.
2026-01-26
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...
2026-01-14
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:
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/
1983 Electronic/Art
https://open.spotify.com/
1983 Metal and Punk
https://open.spotify.com/
Speaking of the Year that Broke Reality, don't forget the recent Secret Sun Radio Mystery Hour on Synchronicity with Dr. Jones!
2026-01-10
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...
2026-01-08
David Bowie, and the Last Rock 'n' Roll Album
2026-01-06
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.
2026-01-04
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.
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.
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