Beer has been around for several thousand years, which means that it would be difficult to make an argument that beer is distinctly American. But, you know what? I’m going to make that claim anyway. Beer is distinctly American! It’s a […]
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Finding babysitters in the DC area, specifically Arlington, can be a royal pain in the ass. When we lived in Greenville, SC, my wife and I had date nights on a weekly, at times bi-weekly, basis. The cruel irony of […]
Risk-taking plus talent does not guarantee success. Nor should it. There are many other variables that have to be taken into consideration. Things like market demand, competition, and return on investment are only three in a long list of variables […]
To help keep my music reviews from becoming a shell game, I decided about a year ago to only review albums that I like. I mean, really like – enough so that I would be willing to act as the de […]
In one of my favorite promo photos of Bill Mallonee, the acclaimed singer-songwriter sits at the end of a bar with a contented look on his face that belies the struggles and road-weariness that are included in the prize bag […]
When my friends and I think or talk about the DC music scene, it is Ian MacKaye, Dischord Records, Fugazi, et al. that comprise the epicenter of our conversations. Hell, it’s no accident that I live three blocks from the […]
If there is such a thing as an objective music reviewer, I fall far short of the standard. Fine. Whatever. No one is buying an album because of what I write or don’t write anyway. Normally, that’s perfectly okay with […]
My wife and I tend to have very disparate music tastes. For example, one of the prized records in my vinyl collection is Metallica’s Master of Puppets, a record that I don’t dare play around my wife because I’m afraid […]
Good music isn’t hard to find if you’re willing to turn the radio off, unsubscribe from Rolling Stone, and instead spend some time perusing sights like Bearded Gentleman Music, No Depression, RiffRaf, and Noise Trade. Still, even with the plethora […]
I love folk-punk. Unfortunately, I haven’t had much success convincing my friends of the awesomeness of the genre. They politely listen to my proselytizing while they half-heartedly stifle their yawns as they question whether or not the free whiskey from […]
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