Springsteen
"a fighting prayer for our country" - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Toronto, November 6, 2024
Who we are, what we'll do and what we won't.
Caryn Rose
I’m Caryn Rose and I write about rock and roll & pop culture in places like Pitchfork, NPR Music, Variety, Vulture, Backstreets Magazine, and more. My most recent book is WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS.
Springsteen
Why Bruce Springsteen's "Road Diary" works so well
What Road Diary does particularly well is unpack how Springsteen works his magic.
Documentaries
Heartbreakers Beach Party
What’s unique is that Heartbreakers Beach Party gets to exist in a vacuum.
Fandom
On the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2024 Induction Ceremony
The Rock Hall matters because it matters, but they have got to do better.
Detroit
LONG LIVE THE MC5: the MC5's history in Southwestern Michigan
"While I do not intend to take such radical steps such as boycotting the Hullabaloo, I will never again spend $2.50 to see these guys."
Concert Reviews
remnants: Big Star's Third, March 26, 2011
Big Star remains the mythical beast it was when I first heard about them in the 80s, and rightly so.
Concert Reviews
Notes on PJ Harvey: Cathedral Theater, Masonic Temple, Detroit, MI, 9-28-24
What on record is deep and multilayered becomes a living, breathing organism onstage
Concert Reviews
remnants: The Replacements, West Side Tennis Club, Forest Hills, Queens, September 19, 2014
For my second Replacements show in a week, tonight we are in Queens.
Scattered thoughts on John Mellencamp at Pine Knob, 9-15-24
I did not expect to enjoy his set as much as I did.
Film Reviews
On the Little Steven Documentary, "Disciple"
The question I kept asking myself when thinking about the documentary was, "Why does it matter?"
Book Reviews
music book review: Chris Stein's "Under A Rock"
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Book Reviews
New music, new book: Masha Marjieh & Steve Wynn
New music from Masha Marjieh & a memoir from Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn