Posts tagged rock and roll
Protest In The Age Of Corgan (Billy Corgan)

I like Billy Corgan, but he can be his own worst enemy. Recently he appeared on the Alex Jones conspiracy fest and said some things he maybe should not have.

I believe the press reaction was not very measured or thoughtful, but I also thought Corgan said some crazy stuff. Here is my take.

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Is Gene Simmons Not Hearing The Words Coming Out Of Cube's Mouth?

Dear God, Gene Simmons is at it again, ghettoizing NWA and Hip-Hop

Maybe he should have listened to what Ice Cube actually said at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony?

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Vinyl (HBO) Episode 9: 2 + 2 = "Record Man"

This is my recap of Episode 9 of HBO's drama Vinyl. They called this episode "Rock and Roll Queen."

I am calling it 2 + 2 = "Record Man"

In this week's episode, Richie decides to come clean to some and becomes truly visible to others, Devon makes important choices, and The Nasty Bits get, well, Nasty.

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Wow! HBO fires Winter in Spring for Vinyl

I am sadly not shocked to see that HBO released Terence Winter from his responsibilities as the showrunner of their series Vinyl.

Why does this move sadden me? Read on Vinyl lovers.

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Vinyl (HBO): Meet The Ghosts

Vinyl is a television universe populated by musical ghosts.

Over the first four episodes I have pointed out nine "ghosts" who have appeared on the show to highlight or help demonstrate something about the characters on the show. 

But each of these "ghosts" also represented a real figure in music history so I am using this article to  bring some more attention to each of them.

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