Old Music Monthly #009: April 1994 Matthew Sweet – Devil With Green Eyes The last time Matthew Sweet graced this column, I did not give him a favorable rating. Will this time be any different? Yes, it will. I really … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #009 [April 1994]
Old Music Monthly #008: March 1994 Beastie Boys – Egg Raid On Mojo It’s a shame that no one has ever heard of the Beastie Boys, they could’ve really been something. I remember seeing Some Old Bullshit littering the used … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #008 [March 1994]
Old Music Monthly #007: February 1994 Sarah McLachlan – Possession Well, this is easy. I just wrote about Sarah McLachlan, and even mentioned this song! Check it out here, if you haven’t already. I don’t have the magazine, but in … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #007 [February 1994]
Again, no magazine yet, but we’re starting to get some legendary artists with some weird, cult musicians and off-kilter foreign music. Old Music Monthly #006: January 1994 Bob Dylan – Blood In My Eyes I’m not a fan of Mr. … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #006 [January 1994]
No Magazine again (we’ll get there in a little over a year, I think), but I did catch that the months were off. They actually skipped September, but I missed it. So, with December, we’re back on track. But because … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #005 [December 1993]
Again, no actual magazine this time, so let’s jump right in! Old Music Monthly #004: October 1993 The Cure – Just Like Heaven [Live] In broad strokes, The Cure’s origins begin in Malice in 1976 before evolving to Easy Cure … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #004 [October 1993]
You know, since I don’t have the actual magazine, there isn’t much else to say, so let’s get on with it! Old Music Monthly #003: September 1993 The Juliana Hatfield Three – My Sister Juliana Hatfield has a pretty long … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #003 [September 1993]
Occasionally, a band becomes so aggravated with a personality within their ranks, they all plan a mutiny and regroup. Sometimes, over the years, a band’s turnover is so high that over the years their discarded musician pile is large enough … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Son of Sam (or; To Walk the Night Again, Like We Did Last Summer)
Welcome to the second installment of Old Music Monthly! This is one, like last installment, where I never owned the original. In the last post I made a big deal about getting a free full CD with a magazine every … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #002 [August 1993]
Old Music Monthly #001 (July 1993) In the summer of 1994, I had just graduated high school. I had just gotten by first car, a dark red 1984 Toyota Corolla Wagon (I later drove it into the side of a … Continue reading Old Music Monthly #001 [July 1993]
I have this friend from Venezuela, and he is the most reliable person I know when it comes to music suggestions. Toward the end of 2017, he recommended this band to me, and I’ve been obsessed with them ever since. … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Ex People (or; How Two Ladies and Two Gents Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Doom)
What do you do when you start a band, but everyone you start a band with sucks? You just go without. Hailing from Portland, OR, guitarist and vocalist Max Dameron had met up with drummer and vocalist Sam Ford. The … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Wizard Rifle (or; Purveyors of Art F_ck Scrap Metal and Psychic Trash)
There isn’t a lot on this band out there, back in the wild west of the internet there were more interviews and things, but it seems they’ve all been nuked. This will be short, but this band should have a … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Dessau (or; The Post-Punk/Industrial Band That Never Made It)
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. When we last checked in with the band, Joe Perry was on his way to try and make amends with Steven Tyler… Done with Mirrors (1985) Former and … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aerosmith 1973-1993 (or; A Field Guide on How to Squander Goodwill) [Part 5 of 5]
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. When last we left the bad boys from Boston, guitarist Joe Perry had struck out on his own after years of drug abuse and he and singer Steven Tyler being at … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aerosmith 1973-1993 (or; A Field Guide on How to Squander Goodwill) [Part 4 of 5]
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Last week, Aerosmith had finally achieved commercial and critical success that had avoided them… Draw the Line (1977) After the release of Rocks, Aerosmith was riding high… on drugs, fame, money, and sometimes even … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aerosmith 1973-1993 (or; A Field Guide on How to Squander Goodwill) [Part 3 of 5]
In writing these pieces, usually the artists fall into one of three categories. The first ones are groups that are marginally popular in a cult way, that flirt with mainstream success, but that they are culturally important in their influence, … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Course of Empire (or; We’re Doomed, But the Show Must Go On)
Part 1 here. Last week, Aerosmith released their debut album to little notice at all… Get Your Wings (1974) In October 1973, Aerosmith continued their nearly non-stop touring by opening for Mott the Hoople on a US tour. While the … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aerosmith 1973-1993 (or; A Field Guide on How to Squander Goodwill) [Part 2 of 5]
Where does one start? How about with the guy The Times of London called a “glamourous stick insect”, Steven Tyler. Steven Tyler (Tallarico) was born in Harlem in 1948. Tyler’s grandparents immigrated from Italy in the late 1880’s and were … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Aerosmith 1973-1993 (or; A Field Guide on How to Squander Goodwill) [Part 1 of 5]
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Part 5 here. Part 6 here. In Excelsis EP (2010) / Absolute Dissent (2010) After bassist Paul Raven left the band, he joined up with Ministry (he had … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Killing Joke (or; How to Compose the Soundtrack to Every Apocalypse) [Part 7 of 7]
Part 1 here. Part 2 here. Part 3 here. Part 4 here. Part 5 here. Killing Joke (2003) In 2002, guitarist Geordie Walker and vocalist/keyboardist Jaz Coleman came back together to reform Killing Joke once again. Coleman cited the Invasion … Continue reading Artist Spotlight: Killing Joke (or; How to Compose the Soundtrack to Every Apocalypse) [Part 6 of 7]
