With no offense to all those year-end lists filled with artists you’ve never heard of, this list should include lots of familiar names for listeners of a certain age…
Music
Where I put on bold display how completely out of step I am with everything around me, Part 1 (of 3)
I love the smell of twentysomething drama in the morning.
The video for “Another One Down” finds Marx doing what Cher wished she could have done for ages, turn back time.
Basically, I made my own episode of the ’90s Time Machine.
For the record no, it is not lost on me that my show about UK music opens with artists from Ireland and Germany.
In which I play a bunch of Brit Pop, and then alienate nearly every fan of Brit Pop.
If the names don’t immediately ring bells, their contributions to decades of American music most certainly do.
It’s possible that he likes the System more than we do, which is saying something.
In which we say farewell to summer – and title-themed shows, for now – with a title-themed show about summer.
New World Man takes his New Girl Now, dolled up in a New Dress, for a ride in a Brand New Cadillac.
Basically, it’s First Wave, Lithium, and Alt Nation in a blender, at a ratio of about 4:2:1.
In a wide-ranging new interview, The Ocean Blue’s David Schelzel discusses the band’s new album, what’s hiding in the archives, his supergroup with Butch Vig, and how bands can thrive in the streaming era.
“Great song, Bob, but it suggests that you might be gay. Better change the words.” Jesus.
Rob Smith celebrates the return of singer/songwriter Kasey Anderson from his trouble with the law and mental health issues.
Rob Smith reflects on the death of Kendrick Castillo, and why it hits close to home.