One of the things I loved about Where Are Your Boys Tonight is that I didn’t feel left out. For the most part, no one tried to demonize the fans. None of what happened could have ever occurred if it wasn’t for the people buying the CDs, calling the radio stations, and going to the shows. That was me. One of millions, but I was in there.
Read moreThough She Be But Little, She is Fierce
Lil’ Kim’s verse paints a vivid, tangible picture of a woman who doesn’t walk behind anyone else. She may be small in stature, but she is commanding and she’s not coming alone.
Read moreMusic Criticism, Revised
The thing about exploring music based on your feeling is that it exists in a series of singular, fleeting moments and is therefore ever-changing, unlike the art itself which is static.
Read moreThe Garden
If you’re a person dealing with grief, going to see The Wonder Years is either the best or worst idea you could have. The band is going to hold up a mirror to you, whether you want it or not, and it can be equal parts heartbreaking and cathartic.
Read moreWhere Do You Stand
I was in a room of humans roughly my age, from the same place as me, who are into the same music I am…and I don’t know a single one of them. How did that happen?
Read moreThe Song
I wish, dear reader, that I could paint you a detailed picture of the first time I heard any of Vinnie Caruana’s music. I can’t. I’m from Long Island, and when I was in my teens and early 20’s, Vinnie’s voice was just always there.
Read moreGo to the Gig
Once upon a time I lived in a world where we would hop trains to New York City, or drive from a tiny town in western New York to Rochester or Toronto to see the musicians we worshipped.
Read moreMidnight Radio
It’s so hard to wrap my mind around the fact that people's relationship with radio doesn’t exist in the same way anymore.
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