Classic Rock is kind of a tough category to pigeonhole. True, it's a brand of oldies rock, but fifties music doesn't qualify (too old) and, to purists at least, neither does most eighties music (too new). If you find this at all confusing, you are hardly alone. Broadly defined, classic …
Read More »Glen Boyd
Music Review: Crosby Stills & Nash – dEMOS
A nice companion piece to the Neil Young box.
Read More »Conan O’Brien
On June 1, 2009 Conan O'Brien took over as the new host of NBC's late night TV institution The Tonight Show. In assuming command, O'Brien succeeds former host Jay Leno and joins an exclusive club that also includes Jack Paar and Johnny Carson. Prior to his current gig, O'Brien was …
Read More »GM
GM is the abbreviated, commonly used name to identify General Motors, the second largest maker of automobiles in the world. For generations the GM brand has been a symbol of both American ingenuity and affluence, employing some 250,000 people as recently as 2008. GM brands include such cars as Chevrolet, …
Read More »New Album Releases 06/02/09: Elvis Costello, Neil Young, Dave Matthews Band, Iggy Pop, CSN, Eels, Big James & The Chicago Playboys
A loaded lineup for Glen's final NAR column.
Read More »The Rockologist: It’s Hard Being A Neil Young Fan Nowadays
Has Neil Young's car finally run out of gas?
Read More »Music Review: Elvis Costello – Secret, Profane & Sugarcane
Elvis goes country -- again.
Read More »New Album Releases 05/26/09: Marilyn Manson, Mandy Moore, Gary Burton, Black Moth Super Rainbow & More
I liked this stuff a lot better thirty years ago when it had a melody and was called Alice Cooper.
Read More »Dimebag Darrell Abbott
During his short, spectacular life — he was just 38 years old the night he was shot by a deranged fan — as a guitar god with the bands Pantera and Damageplan, "Dimebag" Darrell Abbott was a living, breathing, walking, talking, and yes often drinking — heavy metal caricature. Abbott …
Read More »Book Review: Black Tooth Grin: The High Life, Good Times, and Tragic End of “Dimebag” Darrell Abbott by Zac Crain
Dimebag Darrell's story, like a good stiff drink, is one you won't want to put down.
Read More »