Tag Archives: musical criticism

Guns N’ Roses, You Continue To Be Missed

January 15, 2009 – 2:42 PM

Something has happened to rock music. It has splintered. It has consolidated. Tastes have changed. Tastes have reverted. It has become indie, but indie is so corporate. It is anemic, juvenile, and overly concerned with the cantankerous and pontifical music blog scene. I would love to hear something—anything—that lights the mass imagination like 1987’s Appetite [...]

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You Don’t Know Me, Nor Do You Want To

January 9, 2008 – 3:09 PM

I have pondered whether or not to open my BRAND SPANKING NEW web log with some kind of grand opening statement, and I have decided against it. I have instead opted to start with a photograph of myself, and let the picture speak a couple of words. Honestly, Michael, at my age, is it worth [...]

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