Category Archives: Monday Rock City

Postcards from Stab City: Dirty Diamonds and the Single Powerpoint

Posted on January 27, 2014 by Joe Daly

How a spunky rock outfit in the west of Ireland responded to their most scathing review of all time, and the brilliant chain of events that followed. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged dirty diamonds, feel good story of the year, harry paterson, jonathan ryan, limerick, powerplay magazine, rock and roll, stab city | 10 Comments

Power Trio: Three Songs that Were Cynically Ripped Off, Played Worse Than the Originals, and then Financially Exploited

Posted on January 13, 2014 by Sean Beaudoin

The intrepid Sean Beaudoin delivers three airtight cases against some of the most egregious, soul-sucking rip-offs in music history. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Power Trio | Tagged beach boys. music rip-offs, bloated acts of created lethargy, chuck berry, Howlin Wolf, Led Zeppelin, monday rock city, Oasis, Power Trio, Sean Beaudoin, song crimes, stevie wonder | 6 Comments

Rock & Roll Coffee: A Conversation With Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Rickey Medlocke

Posted on January 6, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

JM Blaine sits down with legendary Lynyrd Skynyrd guitarist Rickey Medlocke about his days in Blackfoot, his original legacy in Skynyrd and the longevity of rock and roll icons. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged Black Oak Arkansas, Blackfoot, Highway Song, Johnny Van Zant, lynyrd skynyrd, R.E.M., Rickey Medlocke, Ronnie Van Zant, Shorty Medlocke, Strikes! | 34 Comments

Was It the Boy or the Records?

Posted on December 30, 2013 by Kari Luna

Wherein Kari Luna discovers that sometimes longing for a boy – and his music – turns into something else. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged Elvis Costello, I Want You, the smiths | Leave a comment

Five Seasons Center

Posted on December 23, 2013 by Art Edwards

In the violent crush of the front rows of a 1985 heavy metal concert, author Art Edwards absorbs one of the most important lessons of his writing career. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged 1985, ac/dc, art edwards, concert, douchebag fratboys, fly on the wall tour, resilience, writing | 5 Comments

Rock and Roll Coffee: An Interview with Megadeth’s David Ellefson

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Joe Daly

“Dave Mustaine and I are the only two guys, maybe next to Joey Kramer and Steven Tyler, who wrote books and who are still in the same band together.” -Megadeth bassist David Ellefson on the release of his autobiography, “My Life With Deth” Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Music, Rock and Roll Coffee | Tagged bass, Dave Mustaine, David Ellefson, faith, heavy metal, Joe Daly, Megadeth, monday rock city, Peace Sells, recovery | 25 Comments

Song Beneath the Song: “The Reflex” by Duran Duran

Posted on November 11, 2013 by Greg Olear

When you finish reading this analysis by Greg Olear, the hidden meaning of “The Reflex” will no longer leave you answered with a ? Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Song Beneath the Song | Tagged Andy Taylor, Duran Duran, John Taylor, Journey, Market Market, Nick Rhodes, Roger Taylor, Seven and the Ragged Tiger, Simon LeBon, The Reflex, The Reflex Duran Duran song meaning | 52 Comments