Concert Reviews
The Gaslight Anthem, Detroit, MI, 9-1-24
we were always waiting for something to happen.
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.
Fandom
On Oasis & Band Reunions
By the time this publishes tomorrow Noel and Liam Gallagher will have likely announced that Oasis is reuniting.
Book Reviews
book review: Mia Zapata and the Gits: A Story of Art, Rock, and Revolution
It is the story of Mia’s life and not just her death.
Springsteen
Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Pittsburgh, PA, August 15, 2024
Welcome to the opening show of the North American leg of the 2024-2025 Springsteen Tour. Hot damn.
Concert Reviews
remnants: return to the scene of the crime - little steven’s underground garage festival, August 14, 2004
“You better fucking rock you assholes, you’re holding up the Stooges.”
Fandom
I want my MTV
what was it like having a 24-hour music channel suddenly beaming into your living room?
Book Reviews
books, books, books
I CAN'T REMEMBER IF I CRIED, MISS MAY DOES NOT EXIST, MIA ZAPATA & THE GITS, UNDER A ROCK, and HOW WOMEN MADE MUSIC
Concert Reviews
X, Masonic Temple, Detroit, July 16, 2024
Your phone's off the hook, but you're not
Pilgrimage
pilgrimage: No. 10 Cedarwood Road & Mount Temple
If we see how close we are to places where something happened we might begin to believe we could be one of those people.
mixed bag
Free The Remixes, We Are Lady Parts, an oral history of the Stone Pony, and more
Travel
travelogue: ireland part 2
Part 2 of an exclusive post for paid subscribers.
Travel
travelogue: ireland part 1
Bits and bobs from my first week in Ireland, exclusively for paid subscribers.