Paging Matthew Grimm. Bernie is in. And I’m in for Bernie. One of the first things I thought was that the campaign needs a song. Maybe two. It needs an artist, one […]
Bernie Sanders is running! Now, let’s get him a theme song
@Doc’s Best CDs of 2014
2014 was, in short, a remarkable year for music. Some hipster wanker pub recently lamented that there just wasn’t a great disc this year, and all I can do is hope that somebody […]
What’s your favorite song by [band name here]?
Oh, I love that song. How many times have you been talking about music and somebody says hey, what’s your favorite tune by [fill in the blank]? I have no idea how […]
TunesDay: Who is your favorite band?
Last.FM tells us who we listen to the most. Isn’t that what “favorite” means? We all have our favorite bands. Most of us probably have a lot of favorite bands, in fact, […]
From The Raveonettes to Belle & Sebastian? Streaming music algorithms shouldn’t suck this badly…
Predicting bands a user is going to like isn’t easy. But surely Spotify, Pandora and iTunes can do better than this. I’m a freak for new music. Always have been. In a […]
ArtSunday: Dr. Sammy’s Ultimate Bitchin’ Badass Trans-Genred Playlist From Hell
What do Rammstein, The Dixie Chicks, Rick Springfield, The Beatles, U2, Uriah Heep, Toots & the Maytals, Talk Talk, Shiny Toy Guns, Primus, APC, the band that eventually turned into (shudder) Maroon […]
RIP Lou Reed: one of rock’s most influential artists dead at 71
Solo and with Velvet Underground, Reed changed the rock landscape forever When the iconic Velvet Underground & Nico album was released in 1967 I was all of six years old, so VU was never […]
ArtsWeek: Dr. Sammy’s desert island list
You’ve probably heard the old challenge: You’re stranded on a desert island and you can only have X albums to listen to for the rest of your life. What would you choose? […]
After 22 years, My Bloody Valentine is back: geniuses or the most overrated band ever?
I had this little Facebook exchange yesterday with Tony Hamera, guitarist and songsmith for one of my favorite bands, The Blueflowers. Tony Hamera MBV – I don’t think there is a more overrated […]
Dr. Sammy’s Best CDs of 2012, pt 2: the Platinum LPs
It should come as no surprise that my Platinum list covers a lot of stylistic territory. Or that most listeners out there probably haven’t heard of a number of these acts – […]
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