PinnedMember-onlyThe Ten Saddest Songs in the Whole Damn WorldGrab your hanky, fainting couch, and unhealthy coping mechanisms Step right up, step right up! If you’ve been the victim of unrequited or lost love, you may be entitled to compensation. What sort of compensation, you ask? These songs. These songs are your compensation. From every genre and every era…Music7 min readMusic7 min read
Published in Fanfare·PinnedMember-onlyShit From Five Christmas Shows That Would Never Fly TodayQuick! Someone call CPS! — I was watching Rudolph with my nine-year-old grandson the other day. He didn’t get why Rudolph’s mom and girlfriend weren’t allowed to join in the search for Rudolph after he snapped from relentless assholery and bolted. He had no concept of what Donner meant by “man’s work.” I must be…Humor5 min readHumor5 min read
Published in Rock n’ Heavy·PinnedMember-onlyFive Probably Best Forgotten Seventies Love SongsI apologize in advance — Heavy on the cheese, please. Yeah, these songs have probably been forgotten for a reason. Yikes. But I’m gonna bring this shit back, wearing a stick pin in my cowl neck sweater and reeking of Love’s Baby Soft. Because I love you guys and want you to share my Engelbert…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
PinnedMember-onlyThe Catholic Girls Start Much Too LateDenim leads to the road of prostitution — Well, they showed you a statue, told you to pray They built you a temple and locked you away Aw, but they never told you the price that you pay For things that you might have done Only the good die young Two images spring to mind when most…Humor5 min readHumor5 min read
Published in Fanfare·1 day agoMember-onlyFive Rock and Roll Myths DebunkedTime for a reality check — Rock and Roll has produced just scads of musicians turned living legends throughout the years. And everyone likes to dish about said living legends and the stories surrounding their salacious lifestyles. A few are factual, still more are fable, and most fall somewhere in between. So let’s take a look…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Published in Rock n’ Heavy·6 days agoMember-onlyTen Best “Let’s Kick Winter Out On Its Treacherous Ass” SongsRoll on, spring! — I’ll be upfront. I hate winter with every fiber of my being. Absolutely loathe it. In fact, I consider people who like winter either completely deranged or garden-variety assholes. As I write this, I am ass-deep in snow, and spring seems a gazillionty miles away no matter what the calendar…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
Published in Rock n’ Heavy·Mar 16Member-onlyEight Lit Songs About ReeferSmoke ‘em if you got ‘em — Music and marijuana are the like the adult version of peanut butter and jelly. Both are fine on their own but are best enjoyed as a package deal. Music about marijuana kicks everything up a notch to create an immersive experience. And who doesn’t like a good immersive experience? “Hey…Music4 min readMusic4 min read
Published in History of Women·Mar 13Member-onlyDorothy Parker: Civil Rights Advocate Before It Was CoolAlways ahead of her time — Most people are familiar with Dorothy Parker as the 1920s bon vivant who presided over the Algonquin Round Table like the Queen she was. Her “flapper verse” and her effortlessly witty banter defined an era and inspired generations of young women to become writers. *Raises hand* Despite this, we love…History4 min readHistory4 min read
Published in Fanfare·Mar 10Member-onlyFive Great Movies About Non-Existent BandsPull up your make-believe bean bag and sit a spell — Some pretty famous bands have never even existed, except as a Hollywood plot device. Most are obvious parodies, or the conglomeration of numerous groups poured into one fictitious vessel. Not every filmmaker can pull this off convincingly. But others can create a fictitious bandiverse out of the ether and make…Movies6 min readMovies6 min read
Mar 4Member-onlyThe King is Dead, Long Live the KingElvis is on top again, and I couldn’t be happier — Boy, it’s been a rollercoaster ride for Elvis fans the past year or so, from the enormous success of the biopic “Elvis,” and the loss of The King’s only child, Lisa Marie, on January 12, 2023. Lisa was gone far too soon, just like most of her other relatives laid…Music5 min readMusic5 min read
