Double Dynamite: Sam Moore & Bruce Springsteen on the Asbury Park Boardwalk

"I learned so much about leading a band from watching Sam Moore onstage."

"Good, occasionally poor," or: the mystery of the Shipping Forecast

The area forecasts for the next 24 hours.

remnants: Patti Smith and Her Band, Webster Hall, 29 & 30 December 2013 [+ bonus downloads]

She reminds us that 2014 is the Year of the Horse and we need to work and be free and be healthy and strong.

What I'm Reading: Newsletter Edition

I figured it would also be interesting to write about other things with words.

"A Complete Unknown" Gets It Right

This thing has a heart.

Deciphering "Beatles '64"

Disney+, the channel for normies to get access to Beatles rarities, is at it again.

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

remnants: Springsteen & U2, World AIDS Day Concert, Times Square, December 1, 2014

“LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, MR. BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN"

Low Cut Connie live, Columbus, OH, November 19, 2024

Rough fuckin' week in America / I wanna throw my haircut against that wall

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.

"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.

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."

Remnants

remnants: Talk About A Dream - Ed Vedder with the E Street Band, CAA, E. Rutherford, NJ, October 13, 2004

"hello everyone, hello New Jersey. Bruce asked me to do this song, and since he’s the boss and I’m the employee, here it is.”

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"

It's memoir szn

Book Reviews

New music, new book: Masha Marjieh & Steve Wynn

New music from Masha Marjieh & a memoir from Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn

Concert Reviews

The Gaslight Anthem, Detroit, MI, 9-1-24

we were always waiting for something to happen.