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RIP Jim Carroll

Monday, September 28th, 2009

Many of you probably know my rock credo (paraphrased from Bud)…
I don’t want any poetry in my rock.
No politics either.
…but I often made an exception for Jim Carroll, in spite of his poetic inclinations.
His lyrics and jump hook often went over my head, but in the vertically-challenged world of rock, he was a breath of [...]

I swear, these songs are great

Thursday, September 4th, 2008

My editor has been giving me a hard time because of the energy he has to spend removing the profanity from my reviews.  It’s not my fault that I can type “shit” faster than I can type “#%$@”
So in honor of my whiny editor, here is a list of my favorite swears in rock:
Pretenders - Precious
“But [...]

Stupid Ratings

Friday, July 25th, 2008

So the newspaper I’m writing for wants my column to be called the Rock Stock Report.  Get it?  My name is Stock?  I’m supposed to review two albums each week. If I like an album they’ll put a cartoon bull next to it.  If I pan an album, they’ll put a cartoon bear next to [...]

Introduction

Wednesday, July 23rd, 2008

I write for a crappy newspaper, which butchers or spikes every story I submit.  A friend suggested I start this blog to publish unedited rock stories/reviews…and to lower my blood pressure.