Author: Dangerous Minds Archives: 08/2018

Regardless of how you feel about their music, it’s undeniable that the first six albums by Van Halen had a massive impact on hard rock…

Night Tide it isn’t, but I like this cheapo TV movie with Dennis Hopper as hardboiled private dick H. Phillip Lovecraft. In Witch Hunt, the…

Swirlee is a short film about a sad man who just wants to be like everybody else, but he can’t—because he’s made of ice cream.…

If you’ve never heard the explosive 1977 track by the Detroit rock band, Adrenalin, you’re in for a treat. The high energy number sounds, to…

A misplaced letter can make a whole lot of difference, as anyone who’s seen that classic episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm knows. In that particular…

The ’60s earworm, “Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye,” has been played during umpteen sporting events, and is a staple of oldies radio. Credited…

Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, June 1974 (via WalesOnline) Don Van Vliet was capable of vocal ferocity. He commanded extremes of volume and timbre…

For about 18 years, Pittsburgh, PA’s Microwaves have been melting faces with an aggressively mathy, aggressively tricky, just plain aggressive noise rock attack that variously…

Let’s be real – shit is pretty fucked up right now. I’ve got that P.M.A., sure, but doesn’t it sometimes feel as if the world…

Big Star’s original lineup. L-R: Andy Hummel, Chris Bell, Alex Chilton, and Jody Stephens. Being a big fan of Big Star, I was excited to…