Patti Smith
The Patti Smith Quartet, Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland, 27 & 28 June 2024
If she has taught us nothing else she has taught us how to continue to walk with the dead.
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
remnants: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ, 24 March 2009
I love the rehearsal shows, because they are rehearsals. Some are more polished, some are leaning towards a train wreck.
Book Reviews
Ann Powers on Joni Mitchell
Ann Powers’ book on Joni Mitchell is not just the best book on Joni Mitchell that exists. It’s one of the best books about music.
Patti Smith
Detroit honors Patti Smith
It will rise from the ashes.
Documentaries
20+ Reasons You Should Watch the Bon Jovi Documentary (Even If You Aren't A Fan)
There are four parts to this JBJ documentary. I did not think I would make it through the whole thing and yet, here we are.
Documentaries
about a film about Brian Peter George St. John le Baptiste de la Salle Eno.
This film is not boring.
Remnants
remnants: Review: Pearl Jam's "Binaural"
Archival review of PJ's 2000 album
Rolling Stones
Anita Pallenberg & Catching Fire
Catching Fire, the new film about the life of Anita Pallenberg, begins with Anita’s own words: “I’ve been called a witch, a slut, a murderer.”
Springsteen
40 Years of "Born In The USA"
It is the 40th anniversary of Born In The USA next month and so he is releasing...the exact same record, but on red vinyl.
Concert Reviews
Neil Young & Crazy Horse, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 4, 2024
It was also this moment of, I know the words to this, I know this, it is in my bones, it is my history.
Rolling Stones
Notebook dump: the Rolling Stones, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, May 2, 2024
I wrote a review of yesterday's Rolling Stones show in New Orleans for Variety, but I thought I'd do a traditional notebook dump of the unfiltered thoughts here.
Springsteen
Springsteen 2024 Tour Analysis: US Leg 1
Now that the first 10 shows of the 2024 Springsteen tour are over and he's heading for the European run, I wanted to offer some thoughts on the set.