The 90s Part 5a: Hip-Hop's Effects Part 1
There are some things you should never mix...oil and water...nitro and glycerin...tequila and—well, it’s not a good idea to mix tequila with anything other than salt, lemon and maybe some fruit juice…...
17 Mar 201823min
The 90s Part 4: Britpop
I want you to think about fashion for a moment…fashion is one of the most disposable of all the artistic endeavours…much of what’s created isn’t designed to last more than a season…once the season is ...
10 Mar 201832min
The 90s Part 3: Grunge
Up until the 1990s, the section of the rock universe known as “alternative” was all over the place…there wasn’t what anyone could call a defining sound…if it was left of centre, weird to mainstream mu...
27 Feb 201826min
The 90's Part 2B: Front Women
In 1967 during the summer of love, anything seemed possible…civil rights issues were being addressed…the war in Vietnam could be stopped…drugs and free love were in the air…and women were being libera...
21 Feb 201827min
The 90's Part 2A: Solo Women
In a less-enlightened time, women were barely tolerated by the rock’n’roll establishment…they could sing, shake a tambourine and look pretty…but that’s about it…in retrospect, the sexism and misogyny ...
18 Feb 201824min
The 90's Part 1: Foundational Changes
Writing history takes a very long time…sure, you could write down everything as it happens, but that’s really only like writing a diary…you only have a record of events—which is fine…but real history,...
7 Feb 201834min
RocknRoll Scientific Nomenclature
How would you like to be remembered when you’re gone?...most people make do with a tombstone or some such other grave marker…maybe a few photographs and other detritus from a life… But maybe you’ve d...
31 Jan 201830min
Remembering David Bowie: Part 2
He was known by many names over the six decades he made music...and for the last 40-plus years, he was the most discussed, photographed, imitated, worshiped and admired rock star in history... No sin...
16 Jan 201835min
