Category Archives: Music

Confessions of a Crybaby

Posted on February 9, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Crying is good for you, but sometimes it’s hard to manage, especially when it’s intense and you’ve got stuff to do. Robert Burke Warren comes clean about being a crybaby, the good, the bad, and the redemptive. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, The Weeklings | Tagged baby bjorn, big pharma, crybaby, crying, depression, east village, fatherhood, psychedelic furs, robert burke warren, Zoloft | Leave a comment

Take A Sad Song and Make It Better

Posted on February 2, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Though it seems long ago and far away, high summer in the post-Watergate Deep South did, in fact, exist. The Beatles were six years gone, but still potent enough to change the lives of kids and adults alike, almost as potent as a stoned girl answering her door clad only in a sheet. memoir from our own Robert Burke Warren. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music, Popped Culture, Popular Culture, The Arts, Uncategorized | Tagged 70s, Beatles, bildungsroman, coming-of-age, day tripper, general foods international coffees, hey jude, Jimmy Carter, seventies | 6 Comments

Lo Fi Luv

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Robert Burke Warren

Sometimes songs shine brightest under less-than-ideal sonic conditions. i.e. LO FI. Why is that? Robert Burke Warren has a few ideas, and some lo fi fare to share. No extra charge for authentic tape hiss. Continue reading →

Posted in Music, Popped Culture, The Arts, The Weeklings | Tagged atlantic city, Beck, Bruce Springsteen, daniel johnston, dum dum girls, elliot smith, Guided By Voices, karen o, lo fi, lo fidelity, mountain goats, panasonic boombox, paul westerberg, peter case, robert burke warren, Robert Pollard, sanyo boombox, sebadoh, tascam porta 5, Ween | 3 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

Monday Rock City: A Conversation with Scott Ian of Anthrax

Posted on November 17, 2014 by Jamie Blaine

Anthrax frontman and rock memoirist Scott Ian is definitely The Man, and he’s got The Stories. In advance of his rock and roll tell-all, still-going-strong Scott opens up to our own J.M. Blaine about time spent with Run DMC, Metallica, Public Enemy, and KISS, among others. Continue reading →

Posted in Memoir, Monday Rock City, Music | Tagged ac/dc, al jourgensen, Anthrax, iron maiden, Judas Priest, Kelly Bundy, KISS, Lemmy, Metallica, Motorhead, Ozzy, Public Enemy, Scott Ian, The Rock Show | 4 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 →

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50 Rock & Roll Songs That Increased My Word Power

Posted on November 3, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

Weeklings music editor Robert Burke Warren gets revved up like a deuce and reveals how time you spend “wasting” – i.e. listening to rock and roll – is not wasted time. Not at all. Readers Digest would be proud. Increase your own word power! Bismillah! Continue reading →

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