I'm so disappointed. Last week was Keeping It Peel, the annual day to celebrate the life and work of legendary BBC Radio 1 DJ John Peel...

Just before the 2011 Major League Baseball season got under way, my brother and I traded our traditional emails about predictions for the up...

After several days sequestered with the music of Felt, the verdict is in. The summary of the evidence shows, quite clearly, Felt should be o...

Regular readers of this blog know my love for Sir Paul is nearly boundless. I say "nearly" because even I drew the line when he pu...

If you worship at the altar of NME's 'C86' compilation, there's reason to rejoice. Think back to track five, side two. That...

Ian Dury's 'New Boots and Panties!!' was a big one for me. My first exposure to Dury was "Sex & Drugs & Rock &...

Just a quick note: If you have Spotify, you can listen to five new Madness songs in their entirety. If you don't, no worries. 'Oui ...

For vinyl fans, the early '90s were dark times. Thankfully, a handful of independent labels like Sarah saved the 7" single from ext...

If, like me, you thoroughly enjoyed the first two Matthew Sweet/Susanna Hoffs collaborations covering their favorite songs from the '60s...

I have wanted to comment on the following for a while, but I'm never going to be able to give these items their due. So, here's a q...

It seems like whenever one talks about post-punk band the Sound you'll eventually hear bewilderment in the speaker's voice as he lam...

One of my favorite (and most popular) series of posts here on Linear Tracking Lives! was Mike Nesmith Week back in the spring of 2011. When ...