Last week, my buddy Brandon Gentry had this feature published in Washington City Paper: Margin Walkers: A Quarter-Century After Fugazi Reintroduced the World to DC Punk, 13 Takes on 13 Songs. “13 Takes” refers to the fact that Brandon spoke with 13 different people about 13 Songs, Fugazi’s debut CD (1989). In fact, 13 […]
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Nirvana is in the air again. Spin recently asked, “What does Nevermind mean now?” and The Onion looked back at the Axl Rose/Kurt Cobain relationship circa 1991. Even Amy Winehouse‘s recent death shook up those old “27 Club” cobwebs. I get it. Nevermind was an epochal release, 20 is a nice, round number, and […]
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“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.” I can’t sum up 1990 in a single post without being hopelessly self-indulgent. I’d much rather spread my self-indulgence over the course of a few shorter posts because I’m a purist. So, today I’m concentrating on the politics of 1990 as viewed through […]
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1989 had a profound impact on me. That was the year I started DJing at KCSC, Chico State’s campus radio station (see flyer below), and discovered so much greatness in the vast American rock ‘n’ roll underground. It was like seeing in color for the first time. Music didn’t suck, popular music sucked, mostly. Worst. […]
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Texas Rock For Country Rollers was the first Doug Sahm album I ever bought. 1992 at Melody Records in Chico, CA. Found an old vinyl cut-out that looked like it might’ve been used to chamois a ’74 Pinto. That was the bad news. The good news is that the record itself was in fine condition. […]
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