Alternative music, cult films, and pop culture explored through a Gen X lens — with reviews, interviews, and a deep-dive podcast.
Top 20 Oddball Toys From the 70’s and 80’s Part 1 I don’t know how most of you felt about your toys growing up, but for this only child, they were prize possessions, and provided endless hours of entertainment. There is a clear demarcation with toy lovers born in the late 60’s or early 70’s, […]
The Ultimate Rock Wedding Playlist *Before you check out this list, you might want to read my instructions on how to build your wedding playlist so that you have everything flow smoothly regarding timing out the selections, etc. Are you stuck for ideas and need some rocking song selections to give your wedding festivities a little […]
Tips For Making A Rocking Wedding Music Playlist *Tips on making a wedding playlist that avoids being generic or groan inducing. Here we’ll cover the process of how to get your selections pre-planned and timed. If you want to see the songs I selected for my own wedding (complete with iTunes links, so you […]
The Killing Season Finale Recap: The Murder of Rosie Larson solved **MAJOR SPOILER ALERT: Watch the Killing season finale before you read this, unless you tuned out awhile back and simply want closure on this whodunit. At long last, Rosie Larson’s murderer was revealed on The Killing on its season finale. On the previous episode, […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Guitarists in Rock Part 3 Okay, so now that you’ve read part 1, and part 2, we just have 15 of the most underrated guitarists in rock to go. If you want to own any of their material, just click ontheir album image to take you to Amazon. Off we […]
The Smashing Pumpkins ‘Oceania’ Album Review [rating=4] Has there ever been a band more polarizing than the Smashing Pumpkins? And it all has to do with frontman Billy Corgan. His songwriting and guitar playing skills helped make them one of the biggest acts on the 90’s, with the classic albums ‘Gish’, ‘Siamese Dream’ and ‘Mellon Collie and […]
Listen to New Smashing Pumpkins Album Oceania **UPDATE: The time to preview “Oceania” in its entirety has passed. But don’t despair, as you can still preview snippets and purchase on iTunes and Amazon by clicking on one of the links below. And you can read my album review by clicking here. ; The Smashing Pumpkins […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Guitarists in Rock Part 2 Here we are with the 2nd installment of the most underrated guitarists in rock. You can catch Part 1 here. If you’re curious to check out any of the songs or artists mentioned, just click on the album images to purchase from Amazon. 27. […]
The Top 40 Most Underrated Guitarists in Rock Part 1 What makes a great guitar player? Skill is important, but so is emotion. A guitar is the most versatile instrument in all of music, which range in tones, techniques and effects gives every musician their unique sonic palette. Sometimes the most innovative slip through the […]
Perry Farrell says The Pixies are recording new music Slicing Up Eyeballs has announced that Perry Ferrell intimated the Pixies are recording new material, via a Twitter reply to a fan. When the fan mentioned that in her high school years it was “it was all about Jane’s Addiction and the Pixies”, Ferrell replied: “Still […]
