Glam-Racket

In the early 80’s, I watched this wonderful comedy with Bill Murray in it called “Where The Buffalo Roam.” It was based on some writer that...

So you’re asking yourself: “Todd, what’s the deal with you and Cat Power ?” I suppose the first exposure came with hearing the song “ Cross ...

Over the Christmas break, a friend of mine picked me up in a rental and I immediately took noticed of the selection of music in the car’s cd...

Five days left with my current job, then it’s off to the majors again. Actually, more like Triple-A level, but at least it’s not the farm le...

Can I take this time to acknowledge that AC/DC’s Phil Rudd is one of the best drummers in rock music? When one thinks of AC/DC, they tend ...

How do we fall into this thing called music obsession? I know a lot of people with the obligatory parent issues, and not all of them fret th...

There are days when I feel really bummed out about the death of Joe Strummer . Admittedly, I don’t dwell on it a lot, but when I do, I get b...

Here are the top 13 albums of 2004. They are not up for debate and any disputing of the standings is entirely wrong. I only reviewed a few o...

Me has composed twelve point plan for good happy success. I’ve only made it to step five, so sue me if your results vary. In step one, the p...

Jesus is the reason for the season. So forgive me if my worship doesn’t include spending a certain amount of bones on living in a manger. Le...

Get yr. Snow license, it’s wintertime. It sucks being a largehearted boy in Iowa with long-distance relationship tendencies. You’re always d...

Most people probably hate to be known as an asshole. Pablo Picasso was never called one, but I'd bet that The Fall 's Mark E. Smith...

The question that appears to be on everyone's mind is "I wonder how the new job is going with Todd?" Well, in a nutshell, the ...

It's snowing here, and the casual Xanax hangover has brought an urge to sleep again. Either that, or the bullshit reality of working onc...

Bob Dylan & His Band Carver-Hawkeye Arena, Iowa City, IA 10/29/04 It must be noted that if you’re considering an evening with Bob Dylan,...

KITTIE/OTEP/CRISIS Quad City Live, Davenport, IA 10/23/04 Nu Metal, not to be confused with the “New Wave of British Metal” moniker from twe...

On February 29th, 1980, Joy Division joined the band Killing Joke for a leap year performance at the Lyceum Theatre in London. This performa...