Vittorio Carli on the 2020 Rock N’ Roll Hall of Fame
Here are some thoughts on this year’s Rock’s Roll Hall of Fame inductees.
MUSIC
Why King Crimson Will Never Get in the Rock Hall of Fame
Although I greatly admire King Crimson I would be very surprised if they ever got in the Rock Hall of Fame for these reasons.
What the Rolling Stones Mean to Me
(Domenico asked me to let you know how I truly felt about the Stones)
Rock Hall of Fame 2019
This year’s Rock Hall of Fame nominees came out last week. It is a good list overall. Out of the 15, at least 12 or 13 of the nominees deserve to get in sometime in the future. In addition, except for Def Leppard none of these acts had me running for the bathroom. The two weakest entries (Def Leppard) and Stevie Nicks) are winning the listener polls and they probably have the best chance of getting in. Invariably the worst act wins the poll and gets in every year (maybe it should be abolished.)
Last weekend Including An Old Friend, Mermaids, and Riot
Last Friday I met my friends Lynn (the West one), Feresdei Azad plus Caroline Johnson at the opening of the show, Chicago Disability Activism, Arts, and Design
New Random Ramblings and Reflections on U2 (Dedicated to my good friend and fellow music fan, Kevin Sausage)
Okay I admit it. U2 used to be a terrific band.
Random Ramblings or You Can’t Kiss a Prog and make Him into a Prince
I originally was going to write this blog last year but I got busy and almost died (the usual.) Anyway I have never been an aficionado of what they call prog rock. I always thought it was rather, smug and showoffy and it lacks the element of fun.
Review of Niyaz’s Fourth Light concert
Let me start right off the bat by admitting that my experiences with world music are limited.
A Few Favorite Christmas songs
Some of my favorites.
Some Quick thoughts on the 2018 Rock Hall Nominees or as my Friend Kelly Calls Them This Year’s Rock Hall Anemones
Warning this Might Offend Some fans of Prog, Metal and Mainstream 80s Rock
The Person I Most Want to Meet
The person I most want to meet is the recently deceased Captain Beefheart (alias Donald Von Vilet), one of the all-time great American eccentrics. His music was a clever and subversive mix of delta blues, free jazz and psychedelic rock.
My Pitchfork Experience this Year (it’s not a review)
Get ready for the clumsiest complex sentence ever. Don’t you hate it when you see someone you used to know and it takes ten minutes of talking to them before you remember who they are and they end up being much nicer and more intelligent and creative than almost anyone you know? I saw a … [Read more…]
Who Should be Impeached from the Rock Hall of Fame?
Commentary on the 2016 Rock Hall of Fame
55 BEST COMICBOOK SONGS
Here’s my highly opinionated, idiosyncratic list of the best comic book songs.
Mad Decent Block Party review
The traveling Mad Decent dance music festival came to the Hideout on Saturday, August 21. It was the closing performance of the tour.
Covers for Cover II Review
“Covers for Cover II” was a worthwhile and sporadically entertaining musical charity event which took place at Lincoln Hall on Wednesday, December 23.
Review of Grinderman
Grinderman delivered the goods at the Riviera on November 22 with a strong set of aggressive and hard edged blues based rock songs.
Review of XX
The evocative and musically seductive English group, the XX came to the Chicago Theatre on Tuesday, September 28.
Punk Rock Show Review
Reggie’s Rock Club, located near Cermak and State is one of the better places to see live rock music in Chicago, and it is located relatively near to the south side.
Review of the 2010 Pitchfork Festival
The 2010 edition of Pitchfork Festival was slightly less satisfying than some of the previous ones, but it was still worthwhile.
