Feature: The Rockologist

The Rockologist is the alter-ego that BC music editor Glen Boyd uses from time to time whenever he feels particularly compelled to comment on such weighty matters as how downloading and exclusivity deals are killing music retail, or why Neil Young charges so much for his damn tickets. The Rockologist has also been known to fondly remember things from his many former lives both in and out of the music business. Like the first time he put the needle to the groove on such long since forgotten bands as Uriah Heep and Black Oak Arkansas, the time English folk-rocker Al Stewart stole his date, or that brief minute or so when he was actually on Rick Rubin's speed-dial. Class is in session, and the Rockologist is in. (Thanks to Jet Gardner for the graphic).

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• The Rockologist: Embracing ABBA And Other Guilty Pleasures

  C'mon, Go ahead and admit it. You love ABBA.

  Opinion by Glen Boyd — on Feb 18, 2007

• The Rockologist: The Chameleons Are The Greatest Band You've Never Heard Of

  Somewhere in a parallel universe, The Chameleons would have been one of the biggest bands in the world.

  Opinion by Glen Boyd — on Jan 28, 2007

• The Rockologist: Getting Deep With Uriah Heep

  With their legacy of critical disrespect, deceased band members, and legendary excess both on and offstage, Uriah Heep were the real life Spinal Tap.

  Opinion by Glen Boyd — on Jan 13, 2007

• The Rockologist: Jim Dandy And Black Oak Arkansas

  Awwwwl Right. You feelin' good cause you got a lot of motor under your wheels. And you say "Mama I Got a Hot Rod."

  Opinion by Glen Boyd — on Jan 07, 2007