Jack White’s first solo effort, “Blunderbuss,” leads this week’s new release schedule. Read on to find out what else is hitting stores this week.
Moonlighting: “Why The Hell Should I Like…Kiss?” (The Rebuttal)
So far, the “Why The Hell Should I Like?” series done in collaboration with The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (which is now boasting a nifty new design) has worked out very well. Additionally, it is now seasonably appropriate to wear flannel, so it ties together better this time of year. He got me to listen to (and appreciate) Rush , there’s still a few Field Music songs to check out, and I think I may have turned Mr. Suit into a Tribe Called Quest fan. My powers of persuasion are legendary-well, […]
Award Show Sundays: What the Deuce?
I can’t say that I’m the biggest fan of KISS in the history of the world, but I certainly respect their place in rock history. I also give props to Gene Simmons for building such an empire out of…well, mediocrity. Come on, let’s be serious. Not great songwriters, not great musicians. Excellent live performers. Excellent marketers with tons of kid appeal. There’s a reason that just about every rock musician sites them as an early influence, and a reason that […]