“Dollar Value” Rock
“I like Indie Rock”
Heard this before? Maybe a million times? This statement has to be one of the strongest ways to identify pretentious hipsters. IT’S NOT A STYLE OF MUSIC, fer cyin’ out loud. Rather, it’s a statement regarding economics - confessing a love for art based on the dollar value of the materials involved.
It’s like thinking that Monet would be more impressive if only he had used crayons.
Boxing 101
Frankly, I can’t respect a band that I KNOW I would have no problem beating up (keep in mind that I’m really a wuss). And I’m not talking about any
Attention Rock Star Crybabies!
Re-watched Time-Life’s “History Of Rock And Roll” and was struck by the beautiful simplicity of John Lydon’s cure for the feeling of being strangled by the pressures of being a rock and roll star.
Muppet drummer’s secret past…revealed!
A young man came into the store and asked if we buy vinyl. After hearing that we do, he says that he has some old rarities that he got from a relative:
Happy Canada Day!
…and celebrate with lots of Stompin’ Tom!
Steve Earle - Washington Square Serenade
Tributes to locales are nothing new - from album titles like Lou Reed’s New York and Sufjan Stevens’ Illinoise (which is, actually, only about Illinois because he told us it was and the song titles said so) to even band names like - hyuk hyuk - Black Oak Arkansas. What often gets lost in such projects is any attempt to bring a world-view into the mix. While the point may often be to create an