Teenage Dogs In Trouble

    There are few bands that have been as influential and important in the early punk scene in the early 70's. The first New York Dolls ...

  In this weird topsy turvy world we're living in, I haven't been to a live concert in almost a year. I've had other dry spells ...

    Juliana Hatfield continued her series of solo acoustic concerts live streamed online with a performance last Saturday of her album, Bed ...

    I think a good way to end the year would be live recording from the Young Fresh Fellows . Despite the uncertainty in our world this past...

    With the continuation of restrictions due to the ongoing pandemic, live online concert streams have become pretty popular through a lot ...

    While watching NHL playoffs this past September, I was simultaneously reading the book, Lonely End Of The Rink by Grant Lawrence (his s...

  Today, November 12th is Neil Young's 75th birthday! Despite the worldwide pandemic that has shut down concert tours and most live perf...

      Actually this is a post-Halloween special as I was too busy yesterday preparing for the onslaught of costumed kids by carving pumpkins...

Among the records I got from my sister recently were a couple of Alex Chilton related albums, Big Star's second album, Radio City (a cl...

    When I first heard the album (CD), Wanna Smash Sensation by Victoria, BC's, BUM , it was love at first listen. The songs were catch...

  Last week I started reading Nick Lowe's biography, Cruel To Be Kind written by Will Birch and it's so interesting it's hard...

Photo by Frank Gargani When I think of the definitive band of the L.A. punk scene of the late 70's /early 80's I immediately think o...