“A Red Hot Chili Peppers Appreciation Post (Apropos of the Dingbats Online Who Say They’re Overrated)”

Just as bands can be guilty of falling into a “style over substance” mindset administrative to their creative outputs, such can critics, as well, overemphasize a band’s “style” as a potential pitfall, and ignore emotional authenticity, poesy of lyrics, brilliance in song structuring, and, of course, good ol’ fashioned undeniable energy.  Now, granted, the Chili … Read more“A Red Hot Chili Peppers Appreciation Post (Apropos of the Dingbats Online Who Say They’re Overrated)”

“A Beatles Appreciation Post (Apropos of the Dingbats Online Who Say They’re Overrated)”

It so happens that in my idle, time-killing habit of scrolling on Facebook, I’ve encountered a certain number of individuals who refer to The Beatles as “overrated,” or respond as much, implicitly, under post prompts, to be exact. Now, admittedly, there’s a number of cultural forces at work here. One, I think, is the intention … Read more“A Beatles Appreciation Post (Apropos of the Dingbats Online Who Say They’re Overrated)”