The Secret Sunset of Rock : Insanely Great Records from the 2000s

You know, I still can't figure out exactly when Rock n' Roll died. Or at least when it went into a persistent vegetative state. It seems like an important thing to determine, but it seems like no one even cares to check anymore. That's something that needs to be remedied if the music is ever to live again. 

The Siren: the Great Archetypal Love Story of Our Time.

 

I was going to post this on Garlands Day, but with the death of yet another GenX luminary - Foo Fighters' drummer Taylor Hawkins - today felt more appropriate. 

I'm not aware of any substantial connections between Our Lady, Queen Dowager of Sibyls and the Foo Fighters, but I won't be surprised if the Shimmer gets to rewriting the timeline and serves some up in the coming days. That's how it works.

This is a fact-corrected revision of the first series of Siren posts on The Secret Sun, all the way back in early 2008. If you're new to this story, this makes for a solid primer.

Wreck and Rule: Wendy O. Williams and The Plasmatics

Plenty of bands play at being subversive. But the final arbiter of the threat a band poses to the Establishment is ultimately how the Establishment reacts to their provocations. 

The Secret Origin of Ziggy Stardust, Concluded

OK, this is where things get a little strange. A little more synchy.

All the more appropriate as we observe the sixth anniversary of Bowie's cosmic ascension.

The Secret Origin of Ziggy Stardust, Part Two

"I always had a repulsive sort of need to be something more than human. I felt very very puny as a human. I thought. 'Fuck that. I want to be a Superman.'" -- David Bowie

The Secret Origin of Ziggy Stardust, Part One

You don't need me to tell you that the 1972 LP The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (or Ziggy Stardust, for short) was a major milestone, not only in the life and career of David Bowie but in rock 'n' roll history as well. It was with this album that the Glam era truly began, and pop music - and popular culture - would never be the same again.