Some time back we were running through a compendium of sorts of key Guided By Voices tracks from the band's "classic years", r...

For at least one gig, that is - the PRF BBQ 2012 open-to-the-public event in Chicago with about a bajillion bands playing, all friends of El...

In auditioning material to clean up for my Iain Burgess series, I've had the opportunity to inspect a lot of assorted vinyl transfers fr...

Iain Burgess Month: BLOODSPORT In 1985 the Chicago punk scene was fairly disjointed, having split into factions with only Naked Raygun uni...

It was two years ago last month that one of your humble blogger's greatest musical heroes - in a technical sense, not specifically song...

Ask me what my favorite live era is for R.E.M. and depending on the day (and my mood) it'll vacillate between their 1984 (Little Ameri...

I've created a petition, for shits and giggles, encouraging Rhino/Warners (and Morrissey and Marr) to release the John Porter recording ...

I love this band and the Live Series concept even more. I own their discography, worship at the 13 Songs/Repeater/Steady Diet/Kill Taker a...

Deep in the recesses of my reptilian brain, I've had an idea for a semi-regular (longtime readers will know how much this blog sticks to...

01: Why is there blood on my clothes? 02: And then his oats from the night before came up with the sun. 03: Lies in a bath with no water...