Six Degrees: Headed For The Ditch
We begin this edition of Six Degrees in Miami Beach. Not the actual Miami Beach, mind you, but the Miami Beach of Neil Young‘s fevered imagination. In 1973, Neil was one year removed from the...
View ArticleSaturday Morning Cartoon
http://youtu.be/9IAF5Q6S79I&w=560 “There’s a ringing in my ears that’s heaven sent There’s a beast out on the ruins Some broken down lover’s lament It goes on and on, but it won’t go away.”...
View ArticleDon’t Break Your Neck When You Fall Down Laughing
If you’ve been wondering where The Adios Lounge was, I’ve been on special undercover blog detail. About a week ago, a few of us vintage-minded rock ‘n’ roll types started a new music site called...
View ArticleSoul Asylum Unplugged: 1988-91
Soul Asylum‘s historical reputation is deservedly based upon their 1986-90 peak, a 4-year hot streak of strong songwriting, good to very good albums (though a bit betrayed by period production...
View ArticleMostly Just Turning Out Wrong
In 1990, Soul Asylum released my favorite album in their catalog, And The Horse They Rode In On. The band was in their prime, the songwriting was concise, clever, and perceptive, and they destroyed...
View ArticleSongs That Soul Asylum Taught Us (James At 16)
Y’all should know how much I love Soul Asylum, at least the Soul Asylum who existed from roughly 1986-90. I’ve written about this era of the band here, here, here, and mmm lemme see oh yes, here. And I...
View ArticleEveryone Knows This Is Nowhere
One of my favorite parts of doing the “James At 16″ post was discovering this hilarious typo printed on the back cover of the “Standing In The Doorway” single. Not sure if it’s Rolling Stone or A&M...
View ArticleI Lost It All For Just Another Score
“Saturday, the 12th of May, the policeman turns the valve And the first drunk of the weekend dribbles out Collect all your effects and take a cab straight to the bar You’re wondering what the...
View ArticleSome Broken Down Lover’s Lament
The news that Dan Murphy quit Soul Asylum after 31 years was met with two basic responses to anyone who might give a shit. “Soul Asylum are still around?” and “How can there be no Grant Young, Karl...
View ArticleRescued From Obscurity: The Mice
This one goes out to Raul Vela IV, drummer for Gleeson, inventor of the enchilaco*, and mustachioed hero of the Grand Champeen song, “Raul Vela” [Amazon]. Raul requested that I write about The Mice,...
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