Play Down On The Street I stole my first Stooges record from a mall in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia in, what? 1983? Something like that. It wasn’t this Stooges record, though. The Stooges record I stole was the first Stooges record, The Stooges. I might’ve stolen Fun House, too, another time. I don’t remember. I stole a lot of records. We needed records back then. They … [Read more...]
The Greatest Rock Record of All Time: Husker Du – Eight Miles High
Husker Du's "Eight Miles High" is the sound of the human spirit trying to tear itself from the flesh, to escape its own certain destruction. It's better then "A Day in the Life," better than "Kashmir." It's better than "Sympathy for the Devil." It's the greatest rock record of all time. The original "Eight Miles High," by the Byrds, is a great song, a justifiable classic. … [Read more...]