Diary of Musical Thoughts

Peter Hook's lengthy recollection of his twenty seven years in New Order is far from a traditional biography.  It's more of a ...

Like many casual fans of Fleetwood Mac, there was a time when I hadn't the slightest clue what the band had been doing between "Ru...

1.  We alternated between Radio Salzburg and Hitradio O3 (broadcasting out of Vienna) during the multi-day scenic drive from the former to t...

First of all, a hearty FU to "news" sites like CNN for sticking the "people we've lost in 2017" graphic at the top o...

I'm on Sigur Ros' mailing list and news of this concert certainly got my attention.  Even the band admitted to being a bit nervous. ...

In one of last year's best interview pieces , Leland James Kirby laid out his plans for the Caretaker persona's six part slip into d...

So important was this mix that this mode of consciousness became an instinct - 54 minutes It's been so long since my last mix that ...

I fell for the clickbait again and read through yet another Pitchfork top 50 list of a poorly defined genre from a poorly defined era of tim...

As a breezy, easy to read summary of a group and a time and a place, this short Spice Girls history isn't bad.  The context isn't r...

Tributes have been slowly pouring for the Chameleons' drummer who passed away a few days ago. When you're a "cult" band (...