Category Archives: Saturday Music

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

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 →

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Calm Like a Bomb: Bruce Pavitt Recalls Nirvana’s ’89 European Campaign

Posted on December 9, 2013 by Stephen Tow

Bruce Pavitt’s Experiencing Nirvana: Grunge in Europe, 1989 covers the final eight days of the TAD/Nirvana 1989 European tour, beginning in Rome where Kurt Cobain had an emotional meltdown, to a triumphant finale at London’s Astoria Theater. Continue reading →

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Song Beneath the Song: “Hey Jealousy” by the Gin Blossoms

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Greg Olear

Twenty years ago, “Hey Jealousy” climbed to #4 on the Billboard charts. A few months later, the man who wrote the song killed himself. Continue reading →

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Rock & Roll Coffee: The 27 Club with Author Howard Sounes

Posted on November 25, 2013 by Jamie Blaine

JM Blaine sits down with author Howard Sounes to discuss his new book, “The 27 Club,” and the tragic endings of some of rock and roll’s most promising young talents– all at the age of 27. Continue reading →

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The Dead Daisies: The Return of the Supergroup

Posted on November 18, 2013 by Joe Daly

“Nirvana were massively influential, but after [Kurt Cobain] popped himself, I kind of had more respect for him, actually…if you really hate what you’re doing, then why are you doing it?” -Dead Daisies vocalist Jon Stevens Continue reading →

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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 →

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Lou Reed: Rock and Roll’s Dark, Beautiful Heart

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Sean Murphy

How Lou Reed’s appetite for risk and a complete indifference to other people’s definitions of success and failure painted him as the most influential artist of our generation. Continue reading →

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