Why Do I Read TheRinger.com?

17Oct18

For some reason, I keep doing it to myself. I keep reading TheRinger. Maybe they have good art, or alluring titles (in fact, they do). But time and again, their content is a let down. Case in point: the recent “Weezer Must Be Stopped” article. I considered doing a point-by-point take down of this thing, […]

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Tags: art, criticism, Music, ringer, rock, theringer, theringer.com, weezer

No More Pop Culture Big Bang

11Apr14

This one’s a mess. I’ve been listening to Nirvana. Again. As I’ve written before, I seem to fall into a rut with this band around this time of year, every year, for the last couple years. Near the anniversary of Cobain’s suicide. It’s a contemplative time that ultimately succeeds in ruining me for my mother’s […]

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What Song Should Be Played When Either Jagger or Richards Passes Away

12Sep12

A story about myself: I often think about how celebrity deaths are handled by the media. It’s become such a standard thing that I assume there has to be a template available to suit whatever dignitary, celebrity or famous pet passes away, and I believe I at the very least have a good handle on […]

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Tags: bill wyman, charlie watts, dead, death, die, drug overdose, Keith Richards, mick jagger, Music, passed away, rock, rolling stones, salt of the earth, Stones

Me Dream

21May12

I watched clips of Mick Jagger hosting SNL last night, and had the following incredible dream as a result: I was at the taping of the show, so naturally I was given full back stage access and the ability to hang around the right places at the right times. I kept bumping into Jagger and […]

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Tags: amanda, betette, honky tonk women, host, mick jagger, midnight rambler, mike, Music, perform, rachel, rock, rock n roll, rolling stones, saturday night live, SNL, superpunk

Mourning MCA: an Appropriate Beastie Boys Playlist

05May12

As a person who spends an inordinate amount of time meditating on minutae, one topic I often wonder is a bit gruesome. I wonder what song or songs will play at a musician’s funeral.

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7 Random Thoughts on Nirvana

17Apr12

I didn’t mean for this to coincide with the anniversary of Cobain’s suicide. I’ve just been listening and re-listening to the albums for the first time in a while. Nevertheless, here it goes: 1.) “Nevermind” is better than “In Utero,”and the reason for that is simple numbers. I’m one of those people who actually rate […]

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“The Brussels Affair”

17Apr12

I saw this. . . album?. . . advertised on the Stones’ Facebook page, so I checked it out on their newly-formed archive site. Supposedly the site will house a number of “newly available” vault tracks, such as this failed concert album from a 1973 European tour performance. The obvious reason for the band to […]

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Tags: album, bootleg, brussels, brussels afair, celebrities, concert, concert album, entertainment, guitar, Keith Richards, live album, mick jagger, mick taylor, Music, rock, rock n roll, rolling stones