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Best of 2008: Deborah Frost’s votes
By Deborah Frost Lists are for pedants to make and for –I don’t know what you can even call anyone who actually reads them– a SUB-pedant? If this is what editors are still ordering to be served up in...
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Best of 2008: Nikki Navarro’s votes
By Nikki Navarro, guitarist, Giddy-Up, Helicopter! Top Albums (in no particular order): 1. The Dodos – Visiter 2. Land of Talk – Some Are Lakes 3. Fleet Foxes – Fleet Foxes 4. Ra Ra Riot – The Rhumb...
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Best of 2008: Carrie Waite’s votes
By Carrie Waite Best Albums: Beck, Odelay (Re-issue w/ Bonus Disc) The Black Keys, Attack & Release Calexico, Carried To Dust The Dirtbombs, We Have You Surrounded Dr.Dog, Fate Fleet Foxes, Fleet...
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Best of 2008: Trish Bendix’s votes
Best Gay Lady Albums By Trish Bendix Jennifer O’Connor, Here With Me Folk rock with the focus on her guitar, JOC sings about her relationship with her girlfriend, and even puts her on the cover. The...
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Best of 2008: Simone Stenfor’s votes
By Simone Stenfors Best live concerts/gigs: 1) Bad Manners 2) The Sonics 3) The Urban Voodoo Machine 4) The Jim Jones Revue 5) Rebel Yell 6) Girlschool 7) Autorama 8) The Glitterati 9) The Helacopters...
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I love New York (even if I have to go to the laundromat)
By Tina Federspiel Living in New York city for the past two years has been one of the greatest experiences thus far in my life. For a music lover, it’s the ultimate city to live in. But it doesn’t stop...
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Ron Asheton of the Stooges has died
By Gina Vivinetto Oh no, I just read that Ron Asheton, legendary guitarist of The Stooges, has died. Ron was 60. Ron was found dead this morning in his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In recent years, The...
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Miles Davis on fame vs. talent
By Gina Vivinetto “All you’ve got to do in this country today is just be on television and you’re more known and respected than anyone who paints a great painting or creates great music or writes a...
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Krautrock pioneers Kraftwerk in the news
By Gina Vivinetto Krautrock superstars Kraftwerk are in the news a lot this week. Billboard reports that the band has accepted the opening slot on Radiohead’s spring tour of Latin America. Kraftwerk...
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The most important birthday in the world –for music lovers
By Gina Vivinetto As anyone knows me knows: this is the most important day in rock ‘n’ roll. I’m going to take this opportunity to reprint an article I wrote for the St. Petersburg Times in 2004 when I...
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Songs about women murdering men
Our pal Lorna Bracewell, a popular musician, activist, and now blogger in the Tampa area, has written a fun blog post listing rock songs about women murdering men. It reads: “The idea for this post was...
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These are the songs that make my iPod rock
By Tina Federspiel Everyone has a favorite tune that just shakes you to the core. One that moves you in a way beyond reasoning and makes you look at life from a different perspective. A song with drums...
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Dave Stewart designs a sex toy
By Gina Vivinetto Remember Dave Stewart, the wooly guitarist of The Eurthymics, the 1980s British duo that also featured Annie Lennox? Stewart has been busying himself over the years with his solo...
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Freud never mentioned Beard Envy: Why are all my favorite bands so hairy?
By Carrie Waite Growing up as a little one in the 1970s, my father ALWAYS had a beard. Always, in some form, in some various stage of growth, he was hairy and scary. I had this photograph of him that I...
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Cherie Currie’s Guide to Life: Who was a true member of the Runaways?
By Cherie Currie GOD!!! I’ve been hearing of all these girls that claim they were a member of my band, The Runaways. Frankly, I don’t remember them! I will not name names, I don’t want to be cruel, but...
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The Redemption of Mickey Rourke
By Cathy Wos I blame Michelle. She was my best friend from high school and she introduced me to Mickey Rourke. To be more specific, 9 1/2 Weeks and apple schnapps from her grandmother’s alcohol...
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No one at Westerberg is going to let you play their reindeer games:...
By Cathy Wos I recently watched the 20th Anniversary Edition of Heathers and it’s still so Very. The Anti-Hughes teen movie blew apart sappy stereotypes and happy endings where the Prom Queen and the...
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Wilco, Wilco and “Burn to Shine”
By Carrie Waite I like to think I’m a pretty connected person. What with MySpace (is anyone on there any more?), Facebook, RSS feeds, the “blogosphere”, Twitter and even good old fashioned email, one...
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No Doubt hit the beach, er, bleach
By Gina Vivinetto No Doubt performed live on the Today show yesterday. Here are links to the performance: “Don’t Speak,” “Spiderwebs” and “It’s My Life.” They sounded okay, not great, but that’s got a...
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Producing life by her rules: a Q&A with Barb Morrison
By JG Twenty-five years ago Barb Morrison ran away from her suburban life in Largo, Fla., to make music in New York. You could say she made it. My high school friend and I got back in touch via MySpace...
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