Category Archives: Shine a Light

AC/DC: Baby, Please Don’t Go

Posted on April 21, 2014 by Joe Daly

In the wake of news that AC/DC are on the verge of retirement, Joe Daly insists they must be considered along with the Beatles, the Stones and Zeppelin as one of the greatest bands in history. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Shine a Light | Tagged ac/dc, angus young, back in black, Black Sabbath, brian johnson, cliff williams, heavy metal, highway to hell, Led Zeppelin, malcolm young, mark evans, Music, phil rudd, powerage, rock and roll, simon wright, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones | 7 Comments

Almost True: The Real, Realer and Realest of the Music Movies

Posted on March 24, 2014 by Robert Burke Warren

Hard-touring bassist Robert Burke Warren celebrates a selection of movies that capture the authentic essence of life in a working band. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Shine a Light | Tagged bass, biographies, movies, Music, musicians, robert burke warren, rock and roll, rock movies, touring | 2 Comments

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 →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Shine a Light | Tagged Lou Reed, monday rock city, rock n roll, Sean Murphy, Sweet Jane, tribute. music, Velvet Underground, Venus In Furs | 4 Comments

Walking on Sunshine

Posted on September 9, 2013 by Kevin Sharp

In the halcyon days of 80s-era MTV, Katrina and the Waves provide the soundtrack to blossoming and scorched earth finale to a teenage love affair, amid sci-fi, Satanism and Chuck E. Cheese. Continue reading →

Posted in Monday Rock City, Shine a Light | Tagged Boys of Summer, Caracas, Don Johnson, high school sweetheart, Katrina and the Waves, Kevin Sharp, MTV, Music, Science Fiction, Valerie, videos, Walking on Sunshine, writing | 1 Comment

Same as the Old Boss

Posted on August 17, 2013 by Daniel Browne

Is there really all that much of a difference between Bruce Springsteen and Jay Z? Continue reading →

Posted in Saturday Music, Shine a Light | Tagged born to run, Bruce Springsteen, daniel browne, harry belafonte, jay z, magna carta holy grail, music saturday, the ghost of tom joad, where I'm from | 4 Comments

Cosmetic Polemic – The New York Dolls, Make-up and Me

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Thom Cuell

For Thom Cuell, the New York Dolls were more than just a garage band from America–they were an unlikely source of inspiration at the very time he most needed it. Continue reading →

Posted in Saturday Music, Shine a Light | Tagged David Johansen Sylvain Sylvain, garage band, Gender, Manic Street Preachers. Sex Pistols, Music, new wave, New York Dolls, punk, rock and roll, Stonewall, Thom Cuell | 11 Comments

Get In: Thumbing It With Seattle’s Kinski

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Stephen Tow

Author and grunge historian Steven Tow shines a light on Seattle’s Kinski, giving a guided tour through the band’s unique and ever-changing catalog. Continue reading →

Posted in Saturday Music, Shine a Light | Tagged chaos, cosy moments, down below it's chaos, experimental, instrumental, Kinski, Music, Saturday Music, Seattle, Stephen Tow | 2 Comments