“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)”
“Steve Earle”
It was a rainy, unseasonably cool evening in the bar downtown. Pain was in the air, you might even say. It was the kind of night where you didn’t look anyone too closely in the eye. We were in Indiana. We were in the shadow of Chicago, of the University of Notre Dame, of Michigan, … Read more“Steve Earle”
“Dolby’s Top 10 Tracks Jan. – Mar. 2025”
10 Zar – “Slip” Premiere among London’s new crop of DJ’s for a focused devotion to expansive, original techno, Zar here crafts his magnum opus by way of thumping beats, busy, echoing synth and a whole bevy of texture. It’s the way this track thoughhas of wallowing in the concept of time and being both … Read more“Dolby’s Top 10 Tracks Jan. – Mar. 2025”
“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)”