movies
A Rock Critic Passes His Prime

I recall as a young child sitting with my four older sisters and big brother in front of t...

music
The Greatness of Jack Bruce

Jack Bruce, best known as the bass guitarist, songwriter, and lead singerĀ for the rock s...

music
Remembering Paul Revere and the Raiders

I enjoyed the music of Paul Revere and the Raiders when I was growing up. Their characteri...

music
The Empty Hearts: Power Pop for Summer Fun

Are you looking for some late-summer, top-down, hard-driving power pop? If so, do yourse...

music
Forty Years of Drooling, and They Put You on the Graveyard Shift

By Bruce Edward Walker 1970 was a pivotal year for rock music. By the time it entered i...

music
Reissued ‘Exile’ Brings It All Back Home

Imagine finding a manuscript of unpublished poems by Dylan Thomas 40 years after he compos...

manners-and-morals
Rock Stars Get Their Wish to “Die Before I Get Old”: Study

It's a truism that the lyrics, manners, styles, and rhythms of rock musicians' offerings t...