Give me your music, your art, your huddled masses of words and rhythms yearning to breathe free.
Dana Spiardi 
Should I trash my entire collection of David Bowie recordings because I abhor the fascist comments he made over 30 years ago? In part 2 of an article examining British rock stars’ fascination with Nazi imagery, we’ll take a look at three English superstars who’ve have made some mighty disturbing comments over the years. The … Read more
All The King’s men. That’s a royal court that could include every seasoned rocker whose creative spark was first lit by the sight and sound of Elvis Presley. They started out wanting to be him, and spent their lives dying to meet him. Some were fortunate enough to encounter The King long before their moms … Read more
Geez, you write a song to honor The Lord, and you end up getting sued. That’s some crazy karma! In what is without doubt the most high-profile copyright infringement suit in music, a U.S. District Court once ordered George Harrison to pay $1.6 million to music publisher Bright Tunes for “subconsciously” plagiarizing The Chiffons’ “He’s … Read more
“Dear God: Please bring me a snow day. In fact, bring me a dozen of them. I don’t care if school drags on till July, just shake it all down RIGHT NOW so that I can stay in bed and hide for a while. I’d like to prolong the agony of encountering the bully from … Read more
When The Rolling Stones released the album “Their Satanic Majesties Request” in December 1967, they probably never imagined their oft-busted lead singer would one day hobnob with majesties of a very different sort. Ah, but rock-n-roll is an ever-evolving beast of beauty. And so it went that 35 years later – on December 12, 2003 … Read more