Diary of Musical Thoughts

I was happy to see Attack Magazine tackle the issue of shifting trends in live techno music , not least because it's a woefully underrep...

Didn't he always seem like he'd be one of the immortal ones who would never die?  As the joke goes, I thought he'd be around unt...

Six months between mixes is inexcusable! I was aiming for a midtempo rarities mix, but of course things rarely turn out the way I want.  I...

This remarkable article  about the barely alive and kicking club scene in Damascus was published in the UK Daily Mail about a month ago.  Th...

We've seen this movie a million times already, haven't we?  I think this is my standard reaction to 99% of music "scandals...

Nothing will ever break my brain like the Dave Ogilvie/NIN/Carly Rae Jepsen mutual admiration societ y did, but this story comes close. W...

Chris Molanphy's article commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Billboard Modern Rock/Alternative chart is tremendous and an essenti...

Most unique and outright fascinating oral history of the year?   http://www.redbullmusicacademy.com/magazine/east-german-electronic-music-or...

"On Sight", the first track on "Yeezus", explodes out of the blocks with abrasive industrial noise that I never would ha...

A couple of gems courtesy of the RA news feed ... DJ Diner episode 6 featuring Ruede Hagelstein and his shnitzel recipe.  Why was the ...