Thomas Earl Petty, October 20, 1950 – October 2, 2017 “Music is probably the only real magic I have encountered in my life. There’s not some trick involved with it. It’s pure, and it’s real. It moves, it heals, it communicates, and does all these incredible things.” ~ Tom Petty
“I wanna glide down over Mulholland, I want to write her name in the sky. I wanna free fall out into nothin’. Gonna leave this world for awhile.” 1:35 PM PT — Sources tell us at 10:30 Monday morning a chaplain was called to Tom’s hospital room. We’re told the […]
It was announced yesterday that Rolling Stone grand poobah, Jann S. Wenner and son Gus were putting their flagship magazine brand up for sale, bringing about the end of an era. Since the 60’s, Rolling Stone has been the irrefutable counter culture Holy Book, the Journal of Our Youth, from […]
Harry Dean Stanton, Jul 14, 1926 – Sep 15, 2017 “I only eat so I can smoke and stay alive. The only fear I have is how long consciousness is gonna hang on after my body goes. I just hope there’s nothing. Like there was before I was born. I’m not […]
My girlfriend has given me many opportunities to listen to new music. For example, Jessica Lea Mayfield, Morgan Heringer, Jeff Mangum and John Darnielle are all songwriters I would never seek out. But I know who they are now. Do I know their albums or song titles? Fuck no. She […]
Don Williams (May 27, 1939 – September 8, 2017) was an American country singer, songwriter, and 2010 inductee to the Country Music Hall of Fame. He began his solo career in 1971, singing popular ballads and amassing 17 number one country hits. His straightforward yet smooth bass-baritone voice, soft tones, and imposing build earned him the […]
Those lads from little ol’ southern Illinois are back at it again. Mountain King checks in with a follow up
by Doc Jeffurious Higgason By the time Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention released their second album Absolutely Free in May of 1967, the group had already fixed itself as a strident, intelligent satirical mirror that reflected back the pretentious aspects of American pop culture. At that particular juncture […]
As we celebrate, incredibly to many of us, the 50th anniversary of the release of the iconic Sgt. Peppers album, this June 2017, let’s take a step back from the point of view of a 60s survivor who is now IN his 60s. I was 12 years old at the […]
by: Kidman J. Williams Artist: Ho99o9 Album: United States of Horror Label: Deathkult Rating: 4.1 Ho99o9 is one of those mythical creatures that we call bands with talent. Much like the Unicorn or Bigfoot, we aren’t sure if they truly exist or ever did. True originality in a sea […]
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