”I fear that it’s the cynicism and the domineering impulsiveness that’s mostly been preserved and spread around. But hopefully some young artists out there are finding new ways to laugh at despair.”
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
Armed with evidence, a solid playlist, and a killer hashtag, Contributing Author rollerboogie posits a theory about fathers relating to their kids’ music – and he just might be on to something
Join Contributing Author Napoleon Of Birds for their latest look at four recordings – that can (just barely) claim “Top Ten” status
Maybe we have an explanation for the The National Football League’s insistence of using Roman Numerals for their annual championship game: it seems that football goes back way further than we thought. Contributing Author & Colts fan Stobgopper has your ticket to the Colosseum, and sets the scene
Asking a good mate from across the pond to work – on the US Labor Day Holiday? I’m the worst.
But, trouper that he is, Contributing Author JJ Live At Leeds dutifully shows up on a vacation day to tell us about… his vacation
What Makes Doo-Wop, Doo-Wop ?
Just around the corner, under a streetlamp, and shoop-shooping his way into your heart: it’s Contributing Author Bill “Virgindog” Bois, with a harmonious new episode of Theoretically Speaking. Bonus points for the “bathroom reverb” reference
Top-40 Chart Domination for 1981
Join Contributing Author Chuck Small as he travels back to the year of the first Space Shuttle, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and the 40 toppermost Billboard artists of 1981
”The line between tuning into what others are missing and tuning out what you simply don’t want to hear is hard to distinguish sometimes…”
It’s the latest from Contributing Author and Resident Vanguard Phylum Of Alexandria
Waxing philosophical on the past, but definitely not advocating a return to “simpler” time – here’s something new from Contributing Author thegue
Volume One: ‘That’s What I Call Jazz Dance Orchestra Music!’
Coming to us all the way from the Land of the (alleged) Inverse Coriolis Effect: it’s the Debut Article from our newest Contributing Author, DJ Professor Dan. DJPD kicks off a sprightly 4-part miniseries featuring music, dance, and assorted animal noises from 1923
Thanks for this piece, JJ. Although I'm not much of a sports fan (Chicago Cubs excepted), I definitely see where…
That sounds like a great article in the making ... maybe in the summertime!
I know that you would never purposefully stereotype anyone. I was just giving a bit of insight into something that…
Many of these I first heard when you were cranking them, bro. Do you still bust out the tennis racket…
My son's favorite band is/was 311. He would drive cross-country to attend 311 day (which is held on March 11th,…