In a liquor store where an aspiring drummer is smitten by the girl behind the counter, a robbery begins to unfold. “My band never got together after that night,” writes SW Lauren in “Customer,” confessing that thirty-five years later he […]
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North Carolina singer-songwriter Caleb Caudle has a demeanor that gives me a sense that he’s calm yet confident. I was surprised that he’s only put out a few albums. His songs evoke the maturity of an old soul. Bill Frater: What got you started […]
It was a busy August weekend to say the least. Almost a year after it was recorded, Lydia Loveless’ fourth album Real was finally released. The next morning she appeared on CBS This Morning playing two new tracks from Real […]
Ever since I started this column, I’ve been thoroughly enjoying the opportunity to learn the background and inside stories from these invisible radio “artists.” Scott Greenberg, who currently works in Charlotte, North Carolina, has bounced around different stations through the years, always […]
There is this moment in the trailer of Gorman Bechard’s new documentary Who Is Lydia Loveless? where the singer is entranced onstage in her own grueling self-examination. As she blasts the song’s breakthrough line, it’s like she’s waving a victory flag of liberation. […]
Just over a year ago, I saw The Replacements live for the first time at Forest Hills Stadium. Now that the band has broken up again, presumably forever (although you never know), I wanted to republish this essay about one of the […]
As a new contributor to this site (although I’ve read it for years), here are a few thoughts on music from a 50-year-old white guy… I’ve spent my life trying to explain to people why I enjoy the music I like, and […]
Festival Pier, Philadelphia, PA – May 9, 2015 I finally saw The Replacements this past Saturday night along with Superchunk but regretfully missed a reportedly blistering although abbreviated set by J Roddy Walston and the Business. There was plenty unabashed anxiousness […]
If you missed the Replacements during their career—as did most people, to judge by their tepid record sales—here’s your chance to nab a crash course in the pioneering Minneapolis alt-rock outfit. As the title promises, this box collects all eight […]
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