Tag Archives: Alternative Rock

The Clash have been voted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and I am dancing in fields of clover (having used my allergy spray). One of the reasons it took me so long to switch from vinyl to CDs was the “side” factor: records have sides that neatly …

The ’70s dominate this year’s crop: AC/DC, the Clash, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, the Police and the Righteous Brothers are headed for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. The incoming inductees were announced yesterday by the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation, based in New …

Going to a goth club? Are you lean and pasty, spiked, lipsticked, and eyelined? That’s fine, but you have to know how to dance: You went out to your local goth club in your black velvet frock coat, your hair teased up bigger and rattier than Edward Scissorhands’, and lace …

Live in 1991 and coming from my son's room in 2002.

NOTHING ON THIS LIST SUCKS - GUARANTEED

My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult is in its 15th year, is on tour, has its own label and is just rocking along in its own twisted way. I spoke with leader Buzz McCoy via email today. For background on Buzz and the band please see this post. How …

Tired of waiting for the Fountains of Wayne to flow? Well, OK Go may just hold you for a while. . .

I just got an email from my friend Spot – he’s giving up his Compuserve account after about eight years. There aren’t many of us left. Who is Spot, you may ask? Besides being a fascinating and eclectic musician in his own right, he’s only one of the greatest punk …

David Gray would appear to comprehend the digital revolution. His new RCA CD, A New Day At Midnight won’t be out in stores until November 5, but you can go to the release website to hear the entire album online RIGHT NOW. You can also download pics of Gray, sign …

Still sounding dangerous and subversive, the Sex Pistols' one and only studio album a quarter-century later.