Untitled 10 Jul 2010 | 11:06 am

Auf Wiedersehen 8 Jul 2010 | 11:00 pm

Well, it looks like this is the end of the ride. I’m not much for long goodbyes, so I want to mention a few things and then I guess we’ll call it a day. First, a month or so ago I went over a half-mi...

Dead Weather: Bonnaroo, 2010 7 Jul 2010 | 02:00 pm

This will probably be my last major post before I cease operations here at the Licorice Pizza blog. That should happen at the end of this week. As such, I wanted to share something really decent I got...

Some Quick Thoughts On Peter Ivers 6 Jul 2010 | 01:15 pm

A few days ago I started reading “In Heaven Everything is Fine: The Unsolved Life of Peter Ivers and the Lost History of New Wave Theatre,” by Josh Frank and Charlie Buckholtz (Free Press, $25). I had...

Happy Independence Day 5 Jul 2010 | 04:45 am

It was kind of a tough call deciding what would be an appropriate Fourth of July post. The most obvious call was the Beach Boys – why, I don’t know, but the Beach Boys always seem right. At some point...

Hole: Live 1995 4 Jul 2010 | 04:36 am

I realized last night that I’ve been going to concerts longer probably than some of you have been alive – my first show was KISS, on the 1979 Dynasty tour. This realization came to me while I was wai...

‘All Night Long’ 2 Jul 2010 | 11:57 am

I heard this Rainbow song, “All Night Long,” yesterday afternoon. I can’t even tell you how long it’s been since I’ve heard that sleazy paean to “band aides.” “All Night Long” is great in its unapolo...

Why Radio Sucks Now 30 Jun 2010 | 02:07 pm

The horrible state of commercial radio never ceases to amaze me. I had a small change to my work situation so, now, instead of spending time in a car with my satellite radio, I’m working indoors. I d...

Music from My Mailbox 28 Jun 2010 | 04:16 am

Could I just copy the words to The Sun Also Rises, throw in some fresh adjectives and updated references and get it published as the remixed version? Honestly, I’m so tired of remixes. I go through my...

Rolling Stones: SNL, 1978 27 Jun 2010 | 04:55 am

I mentioned the other day I was involved in watching season four of Saturday Night Live. Somehow there was a mix-up down at Blockbuster and they sent disk two before they sent disk one. Eventually dis...