The Worley Gig

It's CMJ week here in New York City and that means…well not much to me, actually. I'm bypassing the convention/panels/parties/endless-showcases-of-lame-bands -enjoying-their-five-seconds-of pre-fame this year in favor of attending just a few choice shows. Last night was my designated "Night of Rock," despite the fact that my Quest for Rock Action meant I would miss the [...]

John Swenson is a rock critic colleague of mine who wrote the highly prophetic fictional story below a couple of days after September 11, 2001. John emailed the file to me and few other friends but for some reason has never bothered to publish it, which is a shame because it's brilliant. While John lives [...]

Just last night, Vince Danger and I were taking about whether we’ll ever be able to hear that Led Zeppelin song again without becoming at least somewhat emotionally overwhelmed.
I tend to avoid getting political on this page, but the fact that New Orleans and other parts of the South have been completely devastated nuclear-war-style by [...]