[ Sorry Ma! ] --  This week, we celebrate the 40th anniversary of The Replacements' beautifully messy  1981 debut, Sorry Ma, Forgot to T...

[ Pretenders, Too ] --  Back around the middle of July, I was looking for records released in the summer of 1981. I thought I had a great on...

[ On the Level ] --  I know today is Friday the 13th. But it's your lucky day because: (1) No stabbing here, and (2) I'm bringing yo...

[ A Precious 40 Years ] --  In July of 1981, Pat Benatar released her third studio album, Precious Time . That means we're celebrating t...

[ R.I.P. Dusty Hill ] --  “I like to believe that I play bass like Dusty Hill, and that's something nobody else can do as well as me. I...

[ Comics and SDCC! ] --  After the year that was 2020, I had hoped we might be in San Diego for San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) this week. Unfort...

[ The Return of the Man with the Horn ] --  Forty years ago this month, Miles Davis came out of a reclusive retirement with a brand new reco...