Category Archives: Saturday Music

Edited by Joe Daly, Saturday Music is our take on aural pleasure.

My Night with Nico

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Holly George-Warren

What does one do when Fellini movie star, Warhol icon, former bedmate of Jim Morrison, Iggy Pop, and Jackson Browne, and frontwoman of The Velvet Underground leaves the methadone clinic and walks in to your waitressing gig? Holly George-Warren, eminent rock scribe and esteemed guest at The Weeklings, was still slinging hash when she crossed paths with the chanteuse/muse in late seventies Manhattan, but she did not let the opportunity pass her by. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, Rock and Roll Coffee, The Arts, The Weeklings, Uncategorized | Tagged alain delon, Andy Warhol, chelsea girl, fellinni, heroin, Iggy pop, Jackson Browne, Lou Reed, marble index, nico, Velvet Underground | 1 Comment

Song Beneath the Song: “Darling Nikki” by Prince

Posted on January 19, 2015 by Greg Olear

Greg Olear has the dirt on Nikki. Continue reading →

Posted in Song Beneath the Song | Tagged 1999, BDSM, Darling Nikki, Prince, purple bananas, Purple Rain, Sex, sex toys, torture | 11 Comments

We Wish You a Merry Sixmas

Posted on December 1, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

Was there ever a better Christmas mixtape than Merry Sixmas? Likely not. Our music editor Robert Burke Warren takes us back to the 80s, when a second-generation cassette mix made by a stranger named Eddie G opened up a whole new way of listening to and sharing music. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Mix Tape Nation, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture | Tagged allison janney, big bang theory, Christmas, cool, eddie g, eddie gorodetsky, holiday music, holidays, merry sixmas, mix cd, mix tape, mixtape, Music, robert burke warren, see/hear, two and a half men | 2 Comments

Rock & Roll Coffee: A Conversation with Anson Williams

Posted on November 11, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

SECOND GRADE. Every day after school I watch Happy Days reruns with my neighbor, Steffie Dougal. “Fonz is the coolest,” I tell her. “Not even,” she replies. “Fonzie’s always bragging and trying to act tough.” “Pff,” I scoff. “Who’s cooler … Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged Anson Williams, Arnold's, Chachi, Elvis, Fonz, Happy Days, Heimlich Manuever, Jamie Blaine, John Lennon, Jump the shark, Mr. C., Potie Weber, Potsie, Ralph Malph, Richie Cunningham, Ron Howard, Sammy Davis Jr., The Weeklings | Leave a comment

Get In The Ring: An Interview with Fozzy Vocalist Chris Jericho

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Joe Daly

Fozzy vocalist Chris Jericho, who also happens to be one of the most decorated professional wrestlers in history, wants to help you party like it’s 1979 — Van Halen style. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged 1979, ABBA, Bill Grey, Chris Jericho, Cinderblock Party Tour, do you wanna start a war, Fozzy, Frank Fontsere, fun, heavy metal, Jeff Rouse, pop music, Rich Ward, rock, Sins and Bones, Van Halen | Leave a comment

Rock & Roll Coffee: Kip Winger on Super-Muso Hair Metal, Scoring Ballet & Making Peace with Beavis

Posted on May 5, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

JM Blaine sits down with Kip Winger for absorbing look back at the final days of hair metal, the little-known story behind the band’s multi-platinum breakthrough and of course, Beavis and Butthead. Continue reading →

Posted in Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged Ballet, Beavis & Butthead, CF Winger, David Giffels, Ghosts Suite 1, J.M. Blaine, Jamie Blaine, Kip Winger, Mike Judge, Stewart, Winger | 1 Comment

Rock and Roll Coffee: An Interview with Zakk Wylde

Posted on April 28, 2014 by Joe Daly

Zakk Wylde discusses his first number one debut, “Catacombs of the Black Vatican,” the human resources policy for Black Label Society and his solution for ending war. It includes drinking and rock and roll. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged Billboard, black label society, catacombs of the black vatican, concerts, eOne Music, guitar, guitarists, heavy metal, Music, no more tears, Ozzy Osbourne, rock, rock and roll, Southern Rock, steroids, Viagra, zakk wylde | 4 Comments