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.”
Latest
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.
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
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.
On the Little Steven Documentary, "Disciple"
The question I kept asking myself when thinking about the documentary was, "Why does it matter?"
music book review: Chris Stein's "Under A Rock"
It's memoir szn
New music, new book: Masha Marjieh & Steve Wynn
New music from Masha Marjieh & a memoir from Dream Syndicate's Steve Wynn
The Gaslight Anthem, Detroit, MI, 9-1-24
we were always waiting for something to happen.
Three Minute Record: Jackie Wilson, "(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher"
Mr. Excitement!
On Oasis & Band Reunions
By the time this publishes tomorrow Noel and Liam Gallagher will have likely announced that Oasis is reuniting.
remnants: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band,The Spectrum, Philadelphia, PA, October 20, 2009
Everyone who wasn’t at Philly #4 wants to shoot themselves.
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
Springsteen
remnants: MAGIC, PART 2: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band, Madison Square Garden, October 18, 2007
“Are there any lovers out there tonight?”
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.
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.