Feb 18 2014
E is for The Everly Brothers If there’s anything positive to say about the recent passing of Phil Everly, it’s this: it was accompanied by a surprising amount of well-deserved press. My hunch is that this’d not have occurred fifteen–or maybe even ten–years ago. In the time between then and now, “Americana” seems to have …
Feb 10 2014
D is for Danzig Yes, today’s AlphaBands entry is PURE EVIL: Glenn Danzig! I waffled a bit on whether to draw him under “D” or under “G,” but I consider him to be just plain Danzig–kinda like “Madonna” or “Pink” (but more evil). In addition to being the singer for The Misfits, Samhain and–later–Danzig the …
Feb 03 2014
C is for Creedence Clearwater Revival CCR is a band most people know–mainly through the two or three of their songs that are in perpetual rotation on pretty much every “classic rock” station everywhere–but who never seem to get mentioned alongside “A-list” bands like the Stones, Beatles, Beach Boys, etc. They’re for sure one of …
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