The Only Thing My Dad & I Ever Agreed On: Rick Nielsen And Cheap Trick!
As Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen turns 72 today, I am once again given opportunity to praise Mr. Nielsen for his contri…
Read moreAs Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen turns 72 today, I am once again given opportunity to praise Mr. Nielsen for his contri…
Read moreIf you're one of the few, but many, who go about the experience of listening to vinyl albums in much the same way Steve …
Read more"You're only ever gonna become as big as your influences." It was 1985 and my dad had just said something th…
Read moreEnter any music forum, ask "Which movie is better, 'Help!' or 'A Hard Day's Night'?" and you w…
Read moreWhen my first serious band began to go in search gigs in our little corner of the American rust belt, circa 1985, the though…
Read moreYou can tell a lot about a band by the way they soundcheck. While others pay good money to marvel at the finished product, s…
Read moreWhen my ass is king, there will be an immediate and strictly-enforced five-year moratorium on band names not taken from Robe…
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