Thunder Pie | This is How You Save Me
“Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.”
— Anne Frank
If you...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Ça Plane Pour Jet Boy
What is the deal with the songs Jet Boy Jet Girl by Elton Motello and Ça Plane Pour Moi by Plastic Bertrand? They're basically exactly the same, with the...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | A Little Bit Me, A Little Bit You
Spotify is convinced I’m supposed to be a huge Brian Jonestown Massacre fan. Every time I turn around their algorithm has decided there’s yet another one of the San...
Thunder Pie | The Matted Heat Form
“The reason life is so strange is that so often people have no choice.”
― William Maxwell
On the bus, you feel the loneliness. It starts in as you pass cornfields...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Save The Date
My first musical love was Elton John — from age four to age 10, that's all I listened to. When it comes to his 1969-1985 catalog, I know it...
Thunder Pie | Tougher Than The Rest
“If you're rough enough for love/ Baby, I'm tougher than the rest.”
— Bruce Springsteen
Well, it’s Saturday night. The last hours of our beach vacation have drifted away from us....
Back Stories | My 2010 Interview With Dan Auerbach
In 2010, shortly after the release of The Black Keys’ sixth studio album Brothers — and just before Dan Auerbach left their Akron home for his current digs in Nashville,...
Back Stories | My 2012 Interview With John Lydon
Over the years, I have had the distinct pleasure and privilege of chatting with John Lydon a few times. That's no snide aside; it truly was a pleasure. Despite...
Back Stories | Neil Young’s MusiCares Tribute, Jan. 29, 2010
Back in 2010, I was in Los Angeles to attend and cover the Grammy Awards, along with all the other sideshows that take place during the week. The biggest...
Back Stories: My 2012 Interview With The Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist
Way back in 2012, I had the pleasure of interviewing Hives frontman Howlin' Pelle Almqvist shortly after the release of their fifth album Lex Hives. Since the hard-rocking Swedes...
Check Out These Great Photos of Billie Eilish, The National, Sofi Tukker & more...
The annual Osheaga music festival is underway in Montreal this weekend, and Toronto photographer Sophie Bouquillon is there taking in all the action. She generously agreed to share her...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Buyer Beware
Back in the day, one of my Xmas wish lists included the debut album Funeral by Arcade Fire. They were basically brand new at the time. But Santa clearly...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Maybe Read That Out Loud
When my kids were born and we were picking baby names, I had a little exercise — first try the name out in a series of rhymes to make...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Baby, If You’ve Ever Wondered…
WKRP in Cincinnati has always been cool and will always be cool. The late-’70s / early-’80s sitcom has, in my opinion, one of the best-written comedy episodes of all-time:...
Thunder Pie | Hot Glue Guns in a Cop Killer World
“You must not try to be too pure, you must fly closer to the sea.”
— Sinead O'Connor
This past Saturday morning, me and Arle get up early to go to...
