Category Archives: Road Tunes
Meet The Pogues
Take 2:17 away from your work and listen to this one. I think you’ll like it. And you may want to go out and buy more of these guys, the Pogues, one of my favorite bands. Where do the Pogues … Continue reading
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God’s Going to Cut You Down
Just showed the girls the vid from yesterday, Yellow Ledbetter. Wanted them to see the concentration and the art coming into the music. They liked it. They liked it. And I assured them if they want to do something in … Continue reading
Pearl Jam’s Yellow Ledbetter, For You Santella
Check the recent Deschutes post. Was fortunate enough to be on the river with Chris Santella who is a great writer, a fine musician, and a man who entertains galore. So we were at camp, trying to keep our eyes … Continue reading
Nirvana and Cobaine: real or sham?
Nevermind or In Utero? And what about a top-50 ranking? If you peruse the Internet and look for the top 50 rock bands or the top 100 rock songs of all time, it’s as if a time warp occurred during … Continue reading
Kirk Deeter on Rockers AC/DC
Dirty Deeds sold right here. EDITOR’S NOTE: If you ask my mother, I tried to wreck her life between the end of grade school and when I graduated from high school, mostly because I cranked the AC/DC morning, noon and … Continue reading
The Reverend Horton Heat
King of Rockabilly Can’t remember where I was when I first listened to the Heat, but I do remember that an Ex couldn’t stand them, something about The Rev taking out his frustrations on a woman with a lamp post. … Continue reading
Road Tunes: The Presidents of the United States of America
The Presidents of the United States of America Hey, I’m from Seattle and southeast Alaska. It’s in my bones. Grew up there. Thought about being a serial killer and then opted to be a fly fisher. But I understand why … Continue reading
Road Tunes: The Tradgically Hip
Canada’s Glory Child I got into the Tragically Hip in the 1990s when I drove from Missoula to Seattle on spring break and my buddy, Torrey, and I must have listed to Blowing High Dough about a hundred times. We … Continue reading
Screaming Trees Sweet Oblivion
Screaming Trees While Nirvana, Soundgarden, Pearl Jam and Alice and Chains placed a stranglehold on the 1990s Seattle rock scene, another band, the Screaming Trees, was quietly jostling for position and pumping out some awesome tunes under the radar. Some … Continue reading
Meat Puppets
Creative band that heavily influenced Nirvana I probably became interested in the Meat Puppets when I heard Kurt Cobaine say something about how that band influenced his music and I liked his music, a lot, so why not find out … Continue reading