I think it goes without saying that Neil Peart is one of the most influential drummers of the 20th century. Like the Buddy Rich of rock and roll, he figured out how to combine technique and spectacle in a way that was rarely rivaled, all with a professorial demeanor. Neil’s mastery on the drums was … Continue reading
Lets face it: everyone, on a fundamental level, knows that music awards shows are a joke. Most of the time it’s just a popularity contest instead of some objective measure of quality or influence. The judges are often out of touch; case in point, the year that Tenacious D, who I love dearly but know … Continue reading
2016 has been an intense year here in the United States and in the rest of the world. We’ve lost Prince, David Bowie, Alan Rickman, and our collective minds. And to make matters worse, we have a presidential election coming up next Tuesday. Election anxiety has been a very real phenomenon this year, and many Americans … Continue reading
Based on my brother Thomas’s recommendation, I really like Marc Maron’s “WTF” podcast. At first I found Maron to be kind of coarse and hard to listen to, but then I realized that his personality really has an authentic way of opening up his interviewees somehow. Maron recently interviewed Steve Albini, and I was a … Continue reading
