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- Postcards from the Resistance, Vol. 8: Mother of All
- From Lance Armstrong to Trump: The Rise & Fall of the Deified Narcissist
- Reading Malcolm X in Texas
- Playing the Donald Trump Game
- President Rapist: Women Under Trump
- An Open Letter to My Fellow Liberals
- The Democrats Can’t Win If They Won’t Fight
- The Worst People in America: Donald Trump
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Tag Archives: Jamie Blaine
The Final Popped Culture
The Weeklings editors, staff, and various contributors take turns answering the one question that matters most. Continue reading
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Tagged ashley perez, big ron dantomine, catwoman, elliot smith, essays, greg olear, Henry Cherry, island of apples, Jamie Blaine, Janet Steen, Jen kabat, Julie Newmar, Lawrence Benner, Nelly Reifler, Popped culture, popped culture #3, popped culture #4, Ronald Reagan, Sean Beaudoin, Seth Fischer, skinner box, The Beach Boys, The Weeklings, vince navy
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Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Captain & Tennille’s Toni Tennille
They were known as pop’s most wholesome duo, a husband and wife team beloved for their dazzling smiles, love-conquers-all message and super-cute songs about butterscotch castles, muskrat kisses and Disney girls. But was there more to the story for multi-platinum, Grammy-winning, hit TV stars Captain … Continue reading
Monday Rock City: Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Ace Frehley Talks Sobriety, Space Travel & Making Peace with KISS
The first time I saw KISS was around second or third grade, just after my parents had split. I went to a K-12 school out in the sticks and there was a senior named Tony Gilley who wore a purple … Continue reading
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Tagged ace frehley, Alive II, Cream, gene simmons, Jamie Blaine, jimi hendrix, John 5, KISS, Origins Vol. 1, Paul Stanley, Peter Criss, Slash, Steppenwolf, The Weeklings
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Monday Rock City: A Conversation with “Petty: The Biography” Author Dr. Warren Zanes
Jamie Blaine sits down for a fascinating chat with author Warren Zanes about his much-lauded biography of rock n’ roll icon Tom Petty. Continue reading
Monday Rock City: The Dirt, The Game & The Truth with Author Neil Strauss
“Get to know yourself in truth, and without fear,” bestselling author Neil Strauss tells Jamie Blaine. “Because if you don’t, you’re not living your own life.” Strauss, who penned off-the-charts hit The Game, and has co-written memoirs with porn star Jenna Jameson and rockers Motley Crue, comes clean about his journey out of the shadows, all covered in his new soon-to-be-bestseller The Truth. Continue reading
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Tagged Jamie Blaine, Marilyn Manson, monday rock city, monogamy, Motley Crue, Neil Strauss, The Dirt, The Game, The Truth, The Weeklings
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Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Greg Renoff, author of Van Halen Rising: How a Southern California Backyard Party Band Saved Heavy Metal
So you thought you knew Van Halen? I did. But I had no clue they’ve been around in some form since 1971, or that the brothers basically hated David Lee Roth but let him in because it was cheaper than … Continue reading
Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Def Leppard Guitarist Phil Collen
Def Leppard founder and co-guitarist Phil Collen is one of the only human beings who can say: “My band has sold over 100 million albums.” While most of those sales came in the band’s 80s heyday, the working-class quintet is still rocking, touring, and making records, and Phil has sat down to write a memoir of his own incredible journey. He sits down with our own scribe de rock, J.M. Blaine, to talk about his memoir, his band’s upcoming 11th album, and just how in the hell a 57-year-old vegan kickboxer can get so jacked. Continue reading
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Tagged Adrenalized, Def Leppard, Jamie Blaine, Joe Elliot, monday rock city, Pete Willis, Phil Collen, Rick Allen, Rick Savage, Steve Clark, Vivian Campbell
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Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Ed Piskor, Creator of Hip Hop Family Tree
Acclaimed comic book artist Ed Piskor’s Hip Hop Family Tree series details originator Kool Herc’s revolutionary rec room parties in the summer of ’73 up to the rise of super stars the Beastie Boys and RUN-DMC. Our own JM Blaine catches up with Piskor straight off the Copenhagen Comics Festival to, uh, rap about the past, present, and future the still-growing Hip Hop Family Tree.
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Monday Rock City: The Gospel According to Black Sabbath — A Conversation with Geezer Butler
In a fascinating conversation with our own JM Blaine, hugely influential Black Sabbath bassist Geezer Butler confirms that, yes, Black Sabbath were – and are – actually more Christian band than “Devil worshippers,” and always have been. Holy shit, indeed! Continue reading
Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Duff McKagan
Bass player of the biggest, most controversial and contentious band in the world becomes… finance expert? Only one name you can attach to that story: Bestselling author, dad, and respected journalist Duff McKagan, a one-of-a-kind rock n’ roll Phoenix. He kicks back with our own J.M. Blaine to talk pinball, martial arts, being a middle aged gym rat, his old band Guns N’ Roses, and his new advice book: How to Be a Man (And Other Illusions). Continue reading
