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25 Apr 2026 5 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
The night of the Smashing Pumpkins concert, Kenny shows up at my house with Chris riding shotgun, and we cruise south to Marengo to pick up Heather en route. Displaying considerably more dexterity for the OSU parking scene than I had, Kenny find...
16 Apr 2026 1 minute read 0 comments Nathan Payne
Zelle: [email protected] Seeking agent and/or publisher for Proverbs of Smog, a bilingual book of Rock & Roll road proverbs for road rats and intellectuals alike. I see two versions of the book: a nice, hardcover indoor copy with cool ar...
16 Apr 2026 11 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
As previously noted, when your parents start knowing who these bands you’re listening to are, that’s pretty much the benchmark for major cultural impact. The spring after Nevermind hits, I notice one day this cassette is missing from its slot in...
10 Apr 2026 10 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
What compels me to purchase four tickets in advance, I’m not really sure. Suffice to say when you’re of a certain age and the bands are of a certain popularity, you know you’ll have no trouble finding takers. The band, Primus, is after all right...
3 Apr 2026 1 minute read 2 comments Ship Shard
Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/aag89RTEGC_36fc9 When you love history and evolutionary biology, every time you go to a bookstore in England, you feel like a kid in a candy store. So, here you can find all the latest novelties...
28 Mar 2026 2 minute read 0 comments Ship Shard
Publication in Russian on the Zen bloghttps://dzen.ru/a/aZB3yy0tDlUXQ1j_ Historians and philologists are my "tribe".I'm actually much more of a historian than a philosopher. The scale of the humanities in England is surprising.So, the discussion of a...
20 Mar 2026 8 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Is it me or are concert tours not quite as weird as they used to be? I guess the rise of single-site festivals has pretty much taken their place, from Coachella to Bonnaroo and everything else in between. Even Lollapalooza for the past 20+ years...
16 Mar 2026 9 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Unpacking all of ’92 and most of ’93, to this point, is an exercise in frustrating near-misses. Regarding tonight and the connective tissue of lost opportunities, these extend well beyond the Blind Melon set that I was working too late during...
15 Mar 2026 1 minute read 0 comments floc1960
Hello everyone, I have an important announcement to make. From now on, my writing and my thoughts have a new official headquarters: my personal website. joanramonwriter.org In this new digital bunker, you will find a professional space where I will s...
9 Mar 2026 6 minute read 0 comments jasonmcgathey
Somewhere in the middle of day long Lollapalooza ’93 extravaganza, buzzworthy indie rockers Dinosaur Jr. will play the main stage. Though heavily hyped in advance by some of my trendier acquaintances, there’s almost always a gaping void in rev...
