It's on to part three of this exploration of who killed hair metal. I've already rendered verdicts on grunge, the prime and obvious suspect. I've also convicted Guns N Roses of killing their own scene by being better than it. Check out the links below to see all that in action. Part One - Grunge …
Who Killed Hair Metal? Part Two
Yesterday I opened my courtroom and began cracking the “cold case” of who killed hair metal. I visited the prime suspect, that being the grunge scene, and my findings indicated that Kurt and company were in fact culpable in the death of hair metal. But the fact is this – they didn't act alone. While …
Who Killed Hair Metal? Part One
Music has been rife with death. Many songs are about death, many great players have died, and many scenes and movements have also passed on. Hell, there's a whole metal subgenre about the subject, started by a band with the very name. But this isn't about death metal. No, this is about the death of …
Album Of The Week – January 16, 2021
I'm switching up the format a bit this week. There will be a post every day and the four others all deal with the subject of hair metal. So for my AOTW pick this week I'm not going to reminisce over some beloved-to-me work that I fondly recall and could write about at any given …
A Look Back At The Filthy Fifteen – Part Two
On Wednesday I offered up part one of this look at the infamous Filthy Fifteen list. That first piece also gives some background about the PMRC for anyone unfamiliar. This post covers the remaining ten songs from the FF list. The Spotify playlist at the end features all but one of the songs, that song …
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A Look Back At The Filthy Fifteen – Part One
This will be the first of two parts examining the PMRC and the “Filthy Fifteen” list of objectionable songs. I'm splitting this up due to length and will post the second part on Friday. Listening to music in the 1980's was not just about the music. Many cultural and social issues were brought into play …
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Album Of The Week – January 10, 2021
I'm gonna head back in time this week and talk about one of heavy metal's most excellent albums. The record just had its 38th anniversary a few days ago on January 4th. It still stands today as one of the band's best works as well as one of heavy metal's best efforts. Judas Priest – …
The Lost Years
This is the next post in my “Memories” series, outlining where I've been through the various times and scenes of music through my life. I've set up a page to help keep track of this stuff, here is where anyone interested can find more information about this. This one is a bit different as I …
Album Of The Week – January 3, Zero
America is reborn in 2022. A series of attacks and disasters have led to a global rebranding. Previous civil liberties have been suspended in the interest of survival. The Bureau of Morality ensures citizens are in lockstep with the current message and agenda. The government is now a Christian theocracy in partnership with the First …
Bad Album Covers
I'm switching up my programming a bit – this was going to be posted next week. Instead I thought I'd end the year on a lighter note. Instead of actually thinking about anything today I want to take a few minutes and chuckle at some really bad album art. Cover art can be very important …
The Crooked Wanderer 