The Beths at Gate B4, Terminal 1, San Francisco International Airport. August 10, 2026

The Smithereens at the Petaluma Music Festival, July 25, 2026

Punk rock on the Golden Hinde, and other tales of London life

"Power Ballad," now playing at a theater near you.

YouTube video by The Afghan Whigs

BTS at Stanford Stadium, May 17, 2026

The movie Michael, now playing at a theater near you.

The film "Elvis Presley In Concert" and the book "Mystery Train" at 50 in conversation.

The 'Sinners' Movie Syllabus is a curated educational resource inspired by the 2025 film 'Sinners,' directed by Ryan Coogler. This syllabus delves into the multifaceted historical, cultural, and socia...

Ray Davies at the Fillmore, 10-12-95

Milan, music and maybe some miracles at the Winter Olympics.

Bad Bunny at Superbowl Sixty, Feb. 8, 2026, Santa Clara, CA

Letter From London Pt. 2: A visit to Eel Pie Island

Letter from London, part 1

Bob Weir, R.I.P.

On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin

Notes on the new film "Song Sung Blue" (currently playing at a theater near you.)

What I think about when I think about 2025

"Whatever Doesn't Kill Me Makes Me Weirder and Harder to Relate To", and other books that describe the way we live now.

Tsunami's Loud Is As and the old weird world of my youth

Devo and the B-52s at Shoreline Amphitheater, Oct. 16, 2025

"Spinal Tap: The End Continues" - at a theater near you.

Diana Ross at Stern Grove, August 17, 2025

Mekons at Moe's Alley, July 29, 2025

Revisiting the music of my parents: Tom Lehrer

David Lee Roth at the Chumash Arena, July 22, 2025

"Superman" and the politics of punk

Lloyd Cole at Largo at the Coronet, July 2, 2025

I wrote about my car, our collective sanity and the state of Fuck It. (Please share so they hire me again! Please share your sludge tales, too. We need to be daylighting this stuff.)