This is the king of all of the songs in the entire cover-songs-sung-by-a-roadie-because-what-the-hell-everyone’s-drunk genre. Here’s Soul Asylum roadie Bill Sullivan doing the honors on a Thin Lizzy classic with a Golden Smog lineup consisting of (I think) guitarists Dan Murphy (Soul Asylum) and Gary Louris (The…

Ringo Starr & George Harrison - It Don’t Come Easy

go to sleep

I remember where I was when I first heard The Cars’ Just What I Needed. I was 11 years old and in our backyard with the radio on. I guess the DJ mentioned that The Cars were from Boston, but I thought he said it was the band Boston and that I was hearing the new single from Boston’s long awaited second album (which…

Edgar Winter’s White Trash - Still Alive and Well

The Rolling Stones - Star Fucker

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Mudhoney - In ‘n’ Out of Grace

The Jam - In the Crowd

Tad - Crane’s Cafe

The Geraldine Fibbers - Dragon Lady

X - Nausea

Flipper - I Saw You Shine

The Stooges was released 50 years ago today.

You will get no argument from me. They are among my all time favorite bands, along with The Replacements, Devo and The Kinks.

Ramones - Surfin’ Bird

The Psychedelic Furs - Goodbye

It was their last great album. I think it was because Tommy was still pretty involved, as writer and producer.

Ramones - I’m Not Afraid of Life

Eliza Gilkyson - The Great Correction