A Bridge Too Far: How R.E.M.'s 'It's The End Of The World' Killed College Rock!
As a rock & roll kid who still believed in the prospect of a beloved band conducting their entire career without a si…
Read moreAs a rock & roll kid who still believed in the prospect of a beloved band conducting their entire career without a si…
Read moreThere are those who dream of fame and fortune and wind up with a real expensive hobby, then there are the likes of Mitch …
Read moreYou start out in a band, barely in command of your own chosen instrument, and attempt to perform a cover song because, he…
Read moreThose who enjoyed Part One of this list are in for a treat. Those who did not because their I.R.S. album(s) of choice wer…
Read moreFrom the moment rock & roll was invented - in America - the British have been kicking our red-and-white-striped asses…
Read moreOn November 7, 1988, after five increasingly successful albums for IRS Records, R.E.M. ushered in a new era by releasing G…
Read moreAs David Letterman's retirement looms ever-closer on the horizon, we're jumping into the Wayback Machine to revisi…
Read more"Let's hear it for Peter Holsapple!" What better way to ingratiate yourself to the locals than to name-che…
Read moreWith the just-released REMTV 6-DVD set having just hit the market, folks are suddenly talking about R.E.M. again, which is…
Read moreThere's something that has always bugged me about all the great bands in rock & roll. They start out sounding li…
Read more1. Murmur After original producer Stephen Hague tried his darndest to turn them into a synth band, R.E.M. revolted, app…
Read moreOn this date in 1970, Black Sabbath's second album, Paranoid , hits #1 in the UK. Released a mere seven months after…
Read moreGreen Day - Uno! In light of Billie Joe Armstrong's recent stage tirade - the sentiments of which we at The Shit t…
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