Category Archives: Monday Rock City

Rock On – A Life (So Far) In Music

Posted on July 21, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

What do The Roots, RuPaul, Buddy Holly, Rosanne Cash, a disco mullet, and tot rage have in common? The Weeklings’ new music editor, Robert Burke Warren, who shares a bit of his life as a globe-trotting bass player, singer-songwriter, and practitioner of “the quickening art.” Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged athens, bassist, buddy holly, classic rock, danceteria, garage rock, heavy metal, ian mckellen, immanuel kant, Jimmy Fallon, late night with jimmy fallon, little steven's underground garage, new wave, pyramid club, queer, R.E.M., robert burke warren, Rosanne cash, RuPaul, sean cassidy, the bangles, The Fleshtones, the roots | 7 Comments

Yeezy Taught Me: How Kanye & The Roots Make Live Hip Hop Work

Posted on July 14, 2014 by Sam Behrens

Sam Behrens expounds upon the nuances of live hip hop, and what Eminem and Kanye can — and can’t — teach you about the art of performance.
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Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged eminem, hip hop, Jimmy Fallon, Kanye West, Live Hip Hop, the roots | Leave a comment

Power Trio: Three Songs to Validate Your Man

Posted on July 7, 2014 by Shannon Trawick

Shannon Trawick knows how to validate her man, and here are her top three songs for doing precisely that. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged ida maria, Lucinda Williams, music. bruce springsteen, Power Trio, songs, validation | 1 Comment

The 2014 Teddy Roosevelt Memorial Mid-Year Rock Awards

Posted on June 30, 2014 by Joe Daly

Music Editor Joe Daly ticks off some of his favorite releases so far in 2014. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged 2014, Admiral Sir Cloudesly Shovell, afghan whigs, albums of the year so far, alcest, angel olsen, augustines, black label society, future islands, ginger wildheart, irate saloonkeepers, julie byrne, meatmen, Pixies, radio moscow, rival sons, roger daltrey, steel panther, teddy roosevelt, The Black keys, Wilko Johnson | 1 Comment

Monday Rock City: Interview with Michael Sweet of Stryper

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

Jamie Blaine sits down with Stryper’s Michael Sweet and talks about what really went on behind the scenes of the Sunset Strip’s most famous Christian metal outfit. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City | Tagged C.C. Deville, Eddie Trunk, George Lynch, I'm Not Your Suicide, Jamie Blaine, Jimmy Swaggart, Joe Daly, Michael Sweet, Motley Crue, Oz Fox, Poison, Stryper, Sunset Strip, The Whisky | 3 Comments

Rock and Roll Coffee: An Interview with Nick Hipa of Wovenwar

Posted on June 16, 2014 by Joe Daly

Wovenwar guitarist and co-founder Nick Hipa sits down with Weeklings Music Editor Joe Daly to discuss the origins of his band, the collapse of As I Lay Dying and just what “Wovenwar” really means. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged as I lay dying, extreme metal, heavy metal, jordan mancino, josh gilbert, metal blade, metalcore, nick hipa, phil sgrosso, tim lambesis, True Crime, wovenwar | 15 Comments

Dionysian Trap Muzik

Posted on June 9, 2014 by Christian N. Kerr

Christian Kerr examines the violent and economically-biased cultural forces that have inspired trap music and considers the larger issue of just who has a right to analyze this music. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged Chief Keef, Christian Kerr, coolio, culture, Doe B, hip hop, journalism, Music, music criticism, notorious b.i.g., rap, T.I., trap muzik | 5 Comments