Monthly Archives: February 2013

The Pogues – The Very Best Of the Pogues

Let’s start right off by acknowledging the fact that if you already own The Best Of The Pogues, The Rest Of The Best, Essential Pogues, The Ultimate Collection, Dirty Old Town: The Platinum Collection, Just Look Them Straight In The Eye and Say … Pogue Mahone!, and/or an older album that was also named The […]

Rock Candy Funk Party – We Want Groove

So chances are you’re going to look at the cover of We Want Groove and say, “Wait – haven’t I seen this somewhere before …?” And you have, of course: trade the lady in her underoos squatting over a wicked cool old Fender amp (I like amps, myself) for a Black cat with his head […]

Iggy – The Pop Heard ‘Round The World (Even On Deer Isle, ME)

Originally written as an introduction to a review I wrote about a reissue of Iggy Pop & The Stooges’ Raw Power album, this turned into a stand-alone essay. Here’s a little peek into what is was like to be a kid growing up on the coast of Maine in the 60s/70s and be fascinated by […]