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What you see in the photo to the side is a leap year miracle. Actually, it is the contents of a sealed box that I found in my garage tonight...

Until recently, we’ve had a mild winter in the Midwest. There’s been very few days where temperatures fell below freezing and it was the fir...

From the endless emails comes word: CocoRosie Needs Your Films and Videos! HARMLESS MONSTER A screening of short silent films with a live mu...

Twenty-five years ago today Andy Warhol died. It came as a bit of a shock. Andy always seemed more like a caricature than someone real. The ...

It’s strange watching younger folks getting into things you discovered decades ago. At the same time, it’s rewarding to know that at least s...

Believe it or not, when considering the parody that Motley Crue has become, the actually began as a straight-up dangerous glam-metal band ...

Approaching 50, former Hanoi Rocks lead vocalist Michael Monroe looks about the same as he did when his old band was just beginning to take ...

The 54th Annual Grammy Awards has little to do with me, even though my age and beyond are probably the only ones left who purchase physical ...

Woah. Didn’t expect Whitney. I mean I knew she had problems, and the immediate “cocaine is a helluva drug” mean-spirited response would be t...

Just how long can Jack Blades milk his limited contributions to the rock and roll landscape? Forever and a day. He wasn’t in the version of ...

Sounding a bit like Rosebuds at moments, Sub Pop records is getting ready to release the debut album from Ontario's Memoryhouse. There...

I got a tour schedule for Shabazz Palaces last week and Iowa was-as usual-not included on any of the dates. Suddenly, a note from the revive...

I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting my thoughts on Madonna’s performance during the Super Bowl, just like you paid attention to my pre...

I like the band Low for many reasons, but I will share a couple of the most obscure ones. For one: Mim and Alan Sparhawk are Mormons, which...

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Walking to the vinyl section of the Record Collector , a strange cover caught my eye. It was a picture of two men dressed in white, stand...

A few weeks ago, That Metal Show host Eddie Trunk referred to a band that I had never heard before, Riot. I take what Trunk says with a grai...

No Iowa dates. Bummer. There's nothing better in winter than hot pop wax. Speaking of: "The Lonely Forest will head out with Portug...

J. looks totally awesome with his white hair and full-on beard, and when you throw a full on rendition of Bug to boot, this is bound to be a...

Back home, we'd call them "coneys." Cinderella just calls 'em a paycheck. True story: My Mom managed a womens clothing sto...