Chuck Berry

The "Halo Ghost Cigarettes" Spotify Playlist (I Hate Radio)

The Cool Kids meet Lorde? Wire, The Ramones, and a tip of my cap to the immortal Chuck Berry. This is my "Halo Ghost Cigarettes" mixed-tape style Playlist.

Explore, Enjoy, and Share Music!

PlaylistJoshua B. HoeMarch 20, 2017Maybelline, Chuck Berry, What Up Man, The Cool Kids, The Bake Sale, Chocolate Industries, Iron Fist, Wire, Harvest Records, Hurray For The Riff Raff, The Navigator, ATO Records, Wall, Wharf Cat Recoirds, wharf cat records, B Boys, Dada, Captured Tracks Records, Casual Wrecks, Adult Books, Running From The Blows, Lollipop Records, I Think I'm Old Enough, Adult Mom, Sometimes Bad Happens, Miscreant Records, More Cigarettes, Cheap Time, Wallpaper Music, In the Red Records, I Wanna Be Sedated, Ramones, Road To Ruin, Sire Records, Sugar Town, ShitKid, EP 2, PNKSLM Recordings, No Halo, Sorority Noise, Triple Crown Records, Sleeprydr, Holy Motors, Wharf Cat Records, Green Light, Lorde, Universal Music, This Is Radio Clash, The Clash, Captain Beefheart, punk, post-punk, lo-fiComment

The Complete #OPS Guide To Vinyl (HBO) Season 1

Binge-watch HBO's Vinyl with this expert guide written from the perspective of the music. Vinyl certainly had its flaws, but also contained real genius.

The Black Keys owe Steve Miller an Apology

Steve Miller got a little crazy at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction, or did he?

Dan Auerbach, of the Black Keys, got buyers remorse, but was he right?

The Race of Rock? (Simmons v N.W.A. part 3)

This is my third post concerning the dispute between Gene Simmons of the band Kiss and Ice Cube of the hip-hop group N.W.A.

I am writing this because I was concerned with several of the responses I received yesterday and wanted to make my arguments even more directly to these arguments.

Vinyl (HBO) Episode 8: Music Lessons for the "Record Man"

This is my Episode 8 Recap of Vinyl (HBO). I call it Music Lessons for the "Record Man"

This week we learn about traditional chord progressions, Chuck Berry, Johnny Thunders, and Richard Hell. Meanwhile, Richie joins the cast of Goodfella's and Serpico while still fantasizing about Conway Twitty.

Enjoy!

Vinyl (HBO Series)Joshua B. HoeApril 4, 2016Lester Grimes, Ato Essandoh, Kip Stevens, James Jagger, Chuck Berry, Maybelline, Chubby Checker, The Twist, Travelling Band, Credence Clearwater Revival, Frank "Buck" Rogers, Andrew Dice Clay, Rock, Rock and Roll, Rock and Roll Music, Blues, Punk Rock, Punk, Johnny Thunders, Richard Hell, James Chance, Goodfellas, Martin Scorcese, Armen Garo, Corrado Galasso, Paul Ben-Victor, Maury Gold, Ray Romano, Zak Yankovich, Alice Cooper, Johnny Rotten, John Lydon, Richie Finestra, Bobby Cannavale, Joe Corso, Bo Dietl, Conway Twitty, Only Make Believe, Devon Finestra, Olivia Wilde, Ingrid, Birgitte Horst Sorensen, Hal, Jay Klaitz, Andrea "Andy" Zito, American Century Records, Julie Silver, Max Castella, Billy McVicar, Richard Short, Bob Marley and the Wailers, May Pang, John Lennon, Clark Morelle, Jack Quaid, John Denver, Take Me Home Country Roads, Jorge, Christian NavarroComment

"Record Man" On Fire: Vinyl Episode 2 Recap

This is my Episode 2 recap for the series Vinyl (HBO, "Mugged By God").

I called my recap "Record Man on Fire." In this episode Devon meets Karen Carpenter and Richie tries to decide between Bruce Lee and Jerry Lee (Lewis).

You can usually find my recaps here very early on Monday mornings after an episode has aired.