What a weekend. I spent a lot of it with a shovel in my handsÁ¢€”determined to remake our bad-mojo-infested house back into a cozy home, we ran a 48-hour Living…
Music
When it comes to spectacular pop flame-outs, itÁ¢€â„¢s still tough to match the Knack, even 25 years after the phenomenal success of Á¢€Å“My SharonaÁ¢€ and their debut album, Á¢€Å“Get the…
That was my mantra in 1988, when industrial music was in its golden age, and I was a sucker for anything released on the Chicago Wax Trax label. Most if…
Question: YouÁ¢€â„¢re the lead singer and lyricist of an up and coming underground synth-based band. YouÁ¢€â„¢ve just lost your songwriter and main keyboardist to an ego clash. YouÁ¢€â„¢re left with…
It was tough being one of two Frankie Goes to Hollywood fans in my suburban/rural Ohio hometown in 1985. The popular musical force at Elyria West High School was hair…
Sometimes you go through your old albums and run across one that leaves you scratching your head, wondering Á¢€Å“why did I buy this?Á¢€ This happened to me the other day…
Miss Christina drives a 944 Satisfaction oozes from her pores She keeps rings on her fingers, marble on her floor Cocaine in her dresser, bars on her door She keeps…
Greetings, Videots! Come read about my latest brave excursion into the 1980th dimension–at my new digs!
Once upon a time, Bob Geldof was an asshole, and infinitely more interesting. IÁ¢€â„¢m using the term Á¢€Å“assholeÁ¢€ in the most complimentary, and admittedly, inflammatory fashion here. Geldof, alongside the…
from Billboard: Muscle Shoals Sound Studios, at which artists including the Rolling Stones, Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd and Bob Seger recorded classic songs, has closed. The…
Welcome to Lost in the Á¢€Ëœ80s. HereÁ¢€â„¢s where youÁ¢€â„¢ll find the other side of all the big hits you rememberÁ¢€¦the failed follow-ups to the one-hit wonders, the album tracks that…
Presented for your edification and reading/listening pleasure: a brief summary of the recorded output of one Mister Bruce Hornsby. He’s popularly known mostly for his earliest singles, and of these…
So I?ve never really liked wine. Well, that isn?t really fair?I mean, I only started drinking anything alcoholic like six years ago?so I guess it?s better to say that my…
Lots of good new music lately, although it’s all decidedly of the ultra-sensitive coffeehouse variety. If this keeps up, soon I will grow breasts and start taking a lot of…
This week’s mp3 collection comes from a band you’ve probably never heard. Or heard of. Or if you’ve done either, it was probably so long ago you’ve forgotten about it….
One of my favorite all-time songwriters is Lowell George, the guitar god who put together Little Feat: Lowell was the living embodification of his music: druggy, fat, laid back, and…
Just a reminder: the Jefito Best of 2004 mix is still available here. I’ll keep it up for…I don’t know, maybe another week or so. After that, I’m not sure…
Twelve years of being a “professional” music critic and seven of running a “record label” made me a target for anybody with a demo to schlep. As a result, I’ve…
Some questions are dangerous to ask, and not meant to be answered. Like, “Would you rather French-kiss your grandmother, or slide down a giant razor blade into a pool of…
Today we’ll be looking at one of CAPTAIN VIDEO!‘s favorite bands, Jefferson StarshipÁ¢€”or Starship, or Jefferson Airplane, or whatever the hell they’re calling themselves these days. The Starship belongs to…
Hello my friends, we are champion! There is another dust-biter! Scaramouche!
Former MTV stars Matthew and Gunnar Nelson have opened up a Detective agency in Los Angeles. We specialize in solving the toughest cases the entertainment industry has to offer –…
Apparently, the E! network is airing some reality series called Love Is in the Heir about an Iranian princess who wants to be a country music star or something like…
So, I don’t really like Christmas songs. I mean, I don’t even really celebrate Christmas. But in much the same way I am fascinated by Asia albums, Night Ranger videos,…