Greetings to you, Mellow Gold-ians, and thank you for your patience as I manage my absolutely wiggidy-whack schedule. We’re back, and wimpier than ever! (Well, maybe not ever, but still…pretty…
Between performances of my show and rehearsals for the next Evil Prince Ludwig gig at the Bitter End, I have had precious little time for writing. My hope is to…
Despite becoming a homeowner this year, I’ve discovered that I still owe taxes…so much for all those huge deductions. When I need a quick infusion of cash, the first thing…
[Jefito’s Note: Nope, this isn’t a joke — welcome to The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Slayer, written by none other than reader harmolodic, who you may remember as the author…
The U-Krew – Ugly (1990) Here’s where good old-fashioned civic pride intersects with bad music. The U-Krew, an act I’ll be surprised if any of you remember, had a #28…
Apologies for the extended downtime, but at the moment, I’m still a man without a host; as it turns out, the company I chose the other night (after five minutes…
Note from Jason: We’re into week three of me pawning my work off onto others for our guest-written Chart Attack! series. Sure, we all know Robert from his astute post…
Irish Heartbeat (1988)purchase this album (Amazon) The Background: Two years removed from the critically well-received Poetic Champions Compose, Morrison took an unexpected detour, stripping back all the layers of mysticism…
So I’m guessing that you saw my shameless self-promotion earlier this week for my new show, Postcards From A Dead Dog, which had a great opening last night. Well, believe…
Of all the mainstream artists to co-op New Wave, the most successful chart-wise by far was Kim Carnes. And I’m going to posit a fairly radical opinion – she may…
Rotten Tomatoes let me give in to my inner snark with this month’s Big Feature: The 100 Worst-Reviewed Films of All Time. (I wrote the Editor’s Notes for Numbers 20-1:except…
Note from Jason: Welcome to our second week of guest Chart Attack! posts, written by some of our favorite music bloggers. Today’s post is by the one and only Kurt…
Hello again, my mellow friends! It’s time again to take another one of our intrepid Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! Today’s song is another gem from one of…
Note: This is a post back from when I first started my website last September. I hadn’t yet started the Mellow Gold or Chart Attack! series, so I don’t think…
Jonathan Rundman exhumes his ten-year-old interview with Styx member Glen Burtnik; Grace Potter and the Nocturnals cover “Mystery Train”; Kurt kicks off his terrific new Week in Rock feature Á¢€”…
Note from Jason: Today, we begin the first installment of four very special Chart Attack! posts, graciously contributed to us by unbelievably talented writers. Today’s entry is written by Mr….
Sometimes a song latches on to your soul and refuses to let go. You may listen to it one thousand times and declare that you’re through with the damn thing….
Beautiful Vision (1982)purchase this album (Amazon)The Background: The popular perception seems to be that Van lost his way in the early ’80s, and it’s true that Beautiful Vision, like a…
A big group of us are sitting around and talking about some old #1 songs over at Kurt’s place. C’mon over and join the fun!
I’ll cop to it – I watch American Idol here and there. I mean, it’s not like there’s any aggressive counter-programming going on, and I can only watch my Kath…
Welcome back to another Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! It’s frickin’ freezing outside here in NY, and I’m tired of it. I was going to save today’s track…
Crawling with Gibbs? Damn, that sounds like a tagline for a teen horror movie. "Don’t open the door. Don’t look under the bed. Don’t stare at the mirror, and don’t…
Walter “Wolfman” Washington – Sada (1991)purchase this album (Amazon) He’s well-known in and around New Orleans, but as far as a recording career goes, Walter “Wolfman” Washington has had a…
For anyone who is not watching NBC’s “Friday Night Lights”, you are missing one of the best series on television. It’s not a show about doctors or lawmen. There is…
The always-wonderful Homo Eclectic, who first alerted me, that’s who. Get thee to a newsstand post haste and pick up the new issue of Q featuring The Killers’ Brandon Flowers…
And here is where we pause to recognize the Bee Gees, who Á¢€” among many other achievements Á¢€” coined the word “womanifestation,” in 1991’s “Human Sacrifice” (download). Who cares about…
Howdy, everybody, and welcome to another edition of Adventures Through The Mines Of Mellow Gold! Hope you didn’t put that cowboy hat away, pardner; we’re going back to the country…
HereÁ¢€â„¢s one IÁ¢€â„¢ve been meaning to get to for a long time now Á¢€” Jules Shear has always been on my list of perfect IdiotÁ¢€â„¢s Guide artists. Many of you…
Once upon a time, long before dollar and pound signs replaced their precious little pupils, UB40 used to write their own songs. I swear to gawd they did! And they…
Welcome back, everybody, to yet another edition of CHART ATTACK! I know I’ve been hanging out in the late ’80s/early ’90s for the past few weeks. I can’t help it;…