CBGB
My “This Week In Music History” feature went out again this week over at the Spinner.
For this one we mourn Lynyrd Skynyrd deaths, mourn punk institution CBGB with a suitably crappy photo, and explore that moment Noel Gallagher went too far in the Blur vs. Oasis feud.
To find out more things that made music history, click here.
Filed under Music, Shameless Promotion
Courtney Love of Hole
It was tough being a music fan when “alternative” broke. Suddenly everyone thought The Smiths were their band and Soundgarden were considered as good as Black Sabbath. Worse, if you brought your hot new Nirvana Nevermind cassettes to house parties you’d get them stolen. Twice. Fuck you anonymous Nevermind cassette stealers.
Anyway, it was with that wealth of knowledge and experience that I wrote the story Where Are They Now? 20 Years After Alternative Broke for Spinner. In said story you can find helpful updates on the likes of L7, NIN, Blur, Pearl Jam and all those other faves of Gen Xers.
To read the story, click here.
Filed under Culture, Music, Shameless Promotion
Fela Kuti
The Grammy-winning Senegalese singer Youssou N’Dour recently announced he’s planning to run for president in his country’s upcoming election.
This, naturally, sent Sarah on a fact-finding mission to hunt down other musicians-turned politicians. She came up with 20 people, including amongst others, Krist Novoselic from Nirvana, Martha Reeves, Peter Garrett of Midnight Oil, 2 Live Crew’s Luther Campbell, Fela Kuti, Sonny Bono, and her personal favourites, the guys from Iceland — Jon Gnarr and Einar Orn — who are part of a political movement called The Best Party.
You can read her story over at Spinner by clicking here.
Filed under Music, Politics, Shameless Promotion
I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 