THE HORROR: Clown-themed album covers
Coulrophobia is a neologism used to describe a fear of clowns–or really by the word’s derivation, a fear of stilt-walkers. I can attest for the…
Music Archives: 08/2018
GIRLS: Runaways-inspired Japanese band cover ‘Cherry Bomb,’ Blondie, Ramones, KISS and more, 1977
Recently, I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed, when I came upon a post from the group Junkshop Bubble Gum Glam and Glitter. It read,…
Hawkwind go symphonic on ‘Road to Utopia’
If you are a longtime reader of this blog, follow me on Twitter or happen to be married to me (or a neighbor within earshot…
Rollercoaster Tour: The Jesus and Mary Chain, My Bloody Valentine, Blur, and Dino Jr together in ’92
Back before there was a festival for every city, a booking agent for every band, and a service charge for every ticket, live music was…
Music maps: Take a peek at the best-selling music artists in the USA and England by state and county
Brilliant Maps compiles maps of interesting things like countries that ban the corporal punishment of children or US State Route Marker Shields or (like the…
Acid Ranch: The wild and secret pre-Guided By Voices project that was never meant to be heard
Photo shoot for the Guided By Voices album ‘Sandbox,’ 1987. (Courtesy: Robert Pollard) Robert Pollard, majordomo for Guided By Voices and a host of other…
Fun in the Sun: Pop culture icons catching some waves and a tan
Marilyn Monroe after a swim in the sea. Since the 18th-century, doctors have prescribed a trip to the beach or seaside and bathing in (or…
The story of the great Sex Pistols soundalikes swindle
Dave Goodman was a record producer, sound engineer, musician, and songwriter. He’s best known for his work with the Sex Pistols. Goodman first caught the…
John Cale, Sterling Morrison and Moe Tucker (and Lou Reed) play Jim Carroll’s ‘People Who Died’
Sterling Morrison died on August 30, 1995, just after he turned 53. A few days later, the movie Antártida, with music by John Cale, hit…