Remembering a great Stooge
One of the men responsible for inventing punk rock was found dead yesterday. Ron Asheton, who made the curtain of guitar fuzz behind Iggy Pop’s primal howl in The Stooges, was 60.
1/7/2009 |
Excuse me, ma'am, your sex is on fire
The Kings of Leon's new single shamelessly awakens the long-dormant classic rock tradition of singing pick-up lines that would get you a slap in the face if you actually said them to another person.
12/12/2008 |
AC/DC rock it like they talk it
The reason why AC/DC salutes those about to rock
11/13/2008 |
Happy days are here again. Yikes!
Positive political times lead to crappy music. Don't believe me? Read this.
11/6/2008 |
Teamwork does indeed 'Stand Up'
Fifteen female singers, one song about fighting cancer, what could possibly go wrong?
9/4/2008 |
If you rock the vote, it needs to actually rock
Obama, are you really asking Joss Stone to write your official campaign song? Why?!!!
8/14/2008 |
The future of Bruce Springsteen
I have seen the future of Bruce Springsteen, and its name is rock 'n' roll.
8/7/2008 |
M.I.A. tune no longer missing, back in action
This week the M.I.A. song “Paper Planes,” jumped to No. 1 on iTunes electronic song chart. While a sudden jump on the charts isn’t newsworty in itself, the song was released almost a full year ago.
8/1/2008 |
The soundtrack needs an enema
Bring back the "Batdance," and other pop songs that accompany the blockbuster movies, even if the songs are really horrible.
7/23/2008 |
'I Kissed a Girl': You like it
When a song sung by a woman called "I Kissed a Girl" hit No. 1 this week, it should have been a victory for the gay community, but it was really just proof that meatheads love girl-on-girl action.
7/10/2008 |
Creating a playlist with fireworks
If you wanna play some R.O.C.K. in the U.S.A., you might want an advanced beginners course in patriotic playlists.
7/3/2008 |
Good Girl Talk, bad 'Fashion'
I was hoping to spend this week's column raving about how awesome the new Girl Talk album is, but I can't help ranting about Heidi Montag's new "song."
6/26/2008 |
Now, let's sing like champions
Attention Boston bands: Please write new sports anthems for our winning teams.
6/19/2008 |
A Thorogood bye to Diddley
The passing of one of the originators of rock 'n' roll reminds our writer of one of his favorite interviews, which, strangely enough, was George Thorogood.
6/12/2008 |
Nothing's shocking...phew
Hey, kids, rock 'n' roll. Our fearless columnist judges a high school battle of the bands competition, and is surprised to learn that he is not surprised at all.
06/05/2008 |
Boston covered in Dookie
Does Green Day deserve a laser light show? Apparently somebody at the Museum of Science thinks they do, and they've been telepathically telling me so for the past two months.
5/22/2008 |
'Glow' in review
Kanye West seems like the type of guy who scrutinizes every item "Google Alerts" retrieves about him. Are you reading this right now, Kanye?
5/15/2008 |
'Summertime' blues
New Kids on the Block release their first single in over a decade, and try to convince us to let them have the "song of the summer" honor. Not so fast, Wahlberg!
5/8/2008 |
Another click in the wall
Record Store Day was supposed to be a chance to help the mom and pop record stores recover from the past few years of crippling Internet competition, but when I didn't find the vinyl Lionel Richie I was seeking at the local indies, I ran home to my eBay
5/1/2008 |
For 'Shame'
The Lemonheads' 1992 album, "It's a Shame About Ray" used to be a desert island favorite of mine 12 years ago. But seriously, what would I think of this album now if I actually had been stranded on a desert island a dozen years ago?
4/24/2008 |
