It is so scary how fast time flies. Years seem like months, and decades, well feel like half of that. So when the news broke that Orbital were ending their run, I realized they had been the dynamic duo of dance for close to 15 years. The Hartnoll brothers Phil and Paul were definitely pioneers […]
Chris Cron – vocals/keysRick Sanberg – guitar/keysRyan Malloy – bassMichael Nader – drums The term “mêlée” brings to mind bloody images of fisticuffs and sword-play. Never is it a word that one associates with sugar-pop hooks and Brian Wilson orchestrations. Yet, when applied to the music world, mêlée takes on a somewhat playful connotation. For […]
The Hunting of the President (Harry Thomason and Nickolas Perry)The Ten-Year Campaign to Destroy Bill Clinton The timing for this film couldn’t be more perfect. As the Republican Party Convention ended this week in New York, filled with hypocritical speeches including one by a Hollywood star posing as a politician, accusing Americans of being “girlie […]
The vibrant glam/trash metal Sunset Strip of the ‘80s was a scene to behold. The stench of decadence and decay was never more evident, with every longhair and his brother clamoring to be the next Motley Crue, by any means necessary. In fact, the Crue themselves had their own rags-to-riches stories that have reached mythological […]
I am afraid that my meager reviewing skills are not up to the task of writing about the Tin Hat Trio’s album, Book of Silk. I generally write on matters of rock and roll, and feel that to apply my opinions to this particular brand of music is to do it injustice. I will, however, […]
Hold my hand and we’ll walk down the dusty trail, through an old Midwestern town that still sports an old fashioned Coke vending machine, complete with the small bottles of dark liquid happiness on a hot day. Then we’ll hop back in the big Impala convertible and head for the California shore, driving all night […]
