Semi-Coherent Musings - from one of the leading masters of this questionable art form!
13 Jan 2026 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Henry Rollins is an especially compelling case study for me. Growing up in the D.C. area, although once filling in as an emergency vocalist for Teen Idles (his longtime buddy Ian MacKaye’s first band), Rollins initially made his mark fronting State...
12 Jan 2026 4 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Those of us who became teenagers during some of the worst years in music history, we maybe had a tendency to over-gush about the great big alternative uprising of the early 1990s. But who could blame us? Well before 1990 hit, even the best veteran...
17 Dec 2025 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Our antics have us feeling bulletproof. With only the landline that we have a policy of never answering, forcing someone to leave a message — or else call and call and call and then leave a message. On our old school machine with the volume...
17 Dec 2025 14 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Our promising stay here at the ever unpredictable Triads is cut short, however, before we’ve even really begun, this despite a capacity clientele, plenty of attractive options roaming the room, and even the joke slinging talents of Jeff beh...
25 Nov 2025 12 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Amid this flurry of activity, some previous rituals have fallen by the wayside. First and foremost, none of us have visited Triads Lounge in weeks, which has probably left an asteroid sized crater in their expected revenue. Pete has still neve...
20 Nov 2025 5 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
I finally get to meet Miranda at a small gathering Millie is hosting, more a card game than a party. Having ridden over together, as Dylan and I arrive, Millie is sitting here with her 19 year old sometimes boyfriend Jacob, and Marvin, and Robb...
24 Oct 2025 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Shaun excuses herself to pass out in one of the two bedrooms. Meanwhile Bob and Kristen continue pawing at each other on the couch. Theoretically one bed remains open, though it’s awfully difficult to imagine anything happening on this front, partic...
21 Oct 2025 15 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Arriving over at Jenna’s around noon on a weekday seems strange, as it always does — meaning not just here, but anytime I’m hanging out in anybody’s house during these circumstances. It still feels like skipping school or something, even though...
8 Oct 2025 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Although we all characterize Dylan’s coworkers as friendly, but somewhat boring and lame, it’s possible that we just haven’t met the right ones yet. Without question some of the stories he tells us about those who’ve yet to cross our paths mak...
3 Oct 2025 7 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
As it turns out, Dylan’s first theoretical date with Miranda doesn’t quite meet those precise parameters. On the contrary, she has invited him to come hang out over at her apartment. An intimate sounding proposal, made better in that she doesn...
