Like the previous few years, 2016 was an amazing year musically. In my personal life, I realized how few shows I went to, but I’ll chalk that up to a combination of Knoxville not bringing too many acts I sprang at the chance to see, not having an easily available car to go to see … Continue reading
Category Archives: Music is None of my Business
WGTB Playlist from 10 Years Ago
I’ve been working on updating the archive of my podcasts and other radio projects at the TDC Productions online archive. I happened to be copying over these lists today, and it hit me that ten years ago tonight, I was on the air on WGTB in Georgetown with Chris Barylick. Chris now lives and does … Continue reading
Why I call May 4th “International Jawbreaker Day” instead of “Star Wars Day” and you should too (but whatever, don’t let me tell you how to live your life; keep doing what you do)
For the last couple of May 4ths, I’ve taken to Facebook, the mildly popular website that totally hasn’t eviscerated any significance from social activism and everything you post there matters, and posted videos by the cult pop-punk trio Jawbreaker in lieu of posting something about the Star Wars franchise. Some of my critics may call … Continue reading
A Quick Anecdote about “Purple Rain”
I defer to the Generation X for any and all commentary about Prince, but I do have a story I’d like to share if you have a few minutes to read it. One night at the Hot Broth Comedy Open Mic in Arlington Virginia (probably 2010; let’s go with that), Ahmed Vallejos asked me and … Continue reading
MINOMB2: Music Sucks Today if You Suck
I’ve gone on record multiple times saying how great music is today. I’m entirely convinced of this because of how, on an almost daily basis, I discover a new piece of music that convinces me so. I’m also convinced of this because, while I am a self-proclaimed music dork, I have no way to gauge … Continue reading
Say NO to Dick Pics and YES to Vic Pics in 2016!
Hey, are you a horrible creep who is just the few-hairs-short-of-serial-killer you need to be to send photos of your junk to women for no good reason? Do you not bend the brim on your baseball cap and think listening to The XX makes you “deep?” If your (honest) answer to both of those questions … Continue reading
The Ageless and Unintentional Nostalgery of James Alexander
Some people tell me I overly romanticize rock & roll. That I have too much of a dreamer head. I’ve never apologized for that. Nah, not even once. I’ve always been fairly uncertain of James Snyder’s age. I’ve also never been as embarrassed about inquiring about someone’s age on the handful of times I’ve had … Continue reading
Mommy, What’s a Gagortion?
Sometime in 2006, before my buddy Wes left DC to return to St. Louis, we made it a point to hang out at his place in Gaithersburg, MD and catch up. Wes was a very talented singer/songwriter and we worked together at a books-on-tape place. I had also just directed a music video for his … Continue reading
MINOMB1: The Secret of Life (The Actual Best of The Dead Milkmen)
MUSIC IS NONE OF MY BUSINESS #1 The column title “music is none of my business” is a Marge Simpson quote (from ‘Homerpalooza’) that Dillinger Four appropriated into a song title, thereby combining elements of two things I dearly love. I’ve decided to start writing music blogs on this site because (1) I’m going to … Continue reading
Comics and Musicians Unite (Part 1)
I tend to avoid re-posting rants, even when I agree with them, as I hate bringing attention to the people and institutions that inspired the rants in the first place. Odds are, those people and institutions are drunk with power and not in need of any more publicity than their idiocy has provided them. Gene … Continue reading
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