Documentaries
Deciphering "Beatles '64"
Disney+, the channel for normies to get access to Beatles rarities, is at it again.
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.
Radio Radio
Radio relay towers, won't you lead me to my baby
The other day, I was driving somewhere and listening to Little Steven’s show on Underground Garage. He was talking about Brian Jones’ death, and I appreciated that he actually said the words “murder” and offered his opinions on who was behind this unfortunate occurrence. I was listening to him
Springsteen
remnants: Springsteen & U2, World AIDS Day Concert, Times Square, December 1, 2014
“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN"
Concert Reviews
Low Cut Connie live, Columbus, OH, November 19, 2024
Rough fuckin' week in America / I wanna throw my haircut against that wall
Concert Reviews
remnants: Welcome to the Occupation, R.E.M. at MSG, November 4, 2004
Let’s put our heads together/and start a new country up.
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.
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