The Weeknd – House Of Balloons / Thursday / Echoes Of Silence (XO)
Sex, drugs, more sex, more drugs, each song details another night of Bacchanalian excess with no redemption in sight. Are you ready to party?
Brian Wilson tired of music critics putting him in a box
Turns out some cold-hearted bastard had gotten Brian in a box and then nailed it shut. It took me almost an hour to get him out.
Alternative Music Fan Notices Contradiction In Jessie J Hit Song
The update sparked two replies and got 9 ‘likes’, the second highest amount McMillan has ever gotten for a status update.
Why Pop Music Matters (No Matter What Age You Are)
Pop outflanked all of its critics by making them extreme traditionalists or anti-populist cranks.
English Blues – The Untold History of the Chunka-Chunka Song
It was The Supremes’ ‘Baby Love’ that really brought back that Chunka-Chunka feeling
R.I.P. Laura Kennedy
She radiated strength and an aura of not giving a damn
THE ALTERNATE REVIEW: Can – Tago Mago (Spoon/Mute)
Can belong to the iconoclasts, the cynics, the lovers, the thinkers and the visionaries with hungry ears and a low threshold for boredom.
The 10th Anniversary of the 20th Anniversary of October by U2, by Jeff Pollack
I thought of The Beatles line, “It was 20 years ago today”, probably because it really had been 20 years ago to the day
Ryan Adams – Ashes & Fire (PAX-AM/Capitol)
The words have died of boredom before they have even left the singer’s lips.