Music - Sept. 28, 2007
More top 10 rumination
I was going to wait until next week to revisit this but last night I realized I forgot "London Calling" (!) and when I saw a talkback from Racilla.Killah mentioning it this morning I couldn' t let it stand uncorrected.
Tags: springsteen, stones, specials, clash, jame, augustus pablo, funkadelic

Music - Sept. 26, 2007
Narrowing it down to 10 ... a futile work in progress
With apologies to Nick Hornby, I'm not much of a list-maker anymore. Sure, I was the music geek kid with a list -- and a ready-made mix tape -- for every eventuality, but now I love music more than I enjoy trying to quantify it.
Tags: rock and roll, top 10, marley, stones, beatles, dylan, smiths, sex pistols, clash, funkadelic, elvis costello, gaye, gang of four, placebo, son volt, augustus pablo

Milwaukee Buzz - July 30, 2007
Firing up the simultini one last time
I always liked Snyder, who had an affable character, gave the appearance of fairness and open mindedness and, darn it, had the kind of style that was funny and charming at the same time.
Tags: Snyder, Weller, Jam, Clash, PIL, Lydon

Music - Oct. 6, 2006
1979: an unbeatable year for music
OK, I've been a music fan for a long time now and I've lived through some good years for music and some lean ones. And I've dug back into the music of the past, too, so I feel pretty confident in deciding that 1979 was perhaps the pinnacle of pop music so far.
Tags: Clash, Jam, Buzzcocks, Elvis, 1979, new wave, reggae

Music - Nov. 18, 2004
"End of the Century" captures the Ramones' roots
"End of the Century," a musical documentary, takes viewers back to 1974 when four friends with a love for The Stooges and sniffing glue were putting together a band. That band was called The Ramones.
Tags: End of the Century, Ramones, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Michael Gramaglia, Jim Fields, Blitzkrieg Bop, Blondie, Seymour Stein, Sire, Joey Ramone, New York Dolls, Clash, Sex Pistols, Pretenders, Johnny Rotten, Friday Night Freak Show, WMSE