What if I told you about a great rock band from the East coast of Northern Ireland? A high-energy, power trio that drew from influences like The Jesus Lizard, Big Black, Husker Du, and Joy Division. If you know me,

This is by no means the typical rock documentary, in any way, shape, or form. Maybe it’s the subject: the always curious, never-stationary shark moving through creative waters, shape shifting, image changing dynamo that is David Bowie. There never was,

The Canadian pop titans known as The New Pornographers are back with Continue As A Guest, their Ninth studio LP. Recorded during the pandemic, leader AC (Carl) Newman is fully in charge of the songwriting duties, with singer Neko

The Hold Steady return for their ninth studio LP as they reach their 20th anniversary as a band. They describe this LP as “ten narrative songs about people trying to survive in this modern age,” and I would agree that’s

It is hard for me to believe that this record, released in 2003, is twenty years old. It seems like yesterday when the Postal Service’s Give Up was released, but time moves inexorably faster when you’re older, I suppose. 

I've

                                                                                         DOUBLE FANTASY         D

                                                                                                                                                                                                           Adrienne: I have had insomnia since I was an infant.  My latest sleep trick is falling asleep to YouTube videos on the iPad. While I usually fall asleep listening to English lessons, the algorithm somehow throws in

Secret Monkey Weekend are a unique band from Durham, NC  that I have been following for years. This family band is led by Dad Jefferson Holt, guitarist and singer, with his two stepdaughters, Lila (the youngest one) on drums and

Just like you may properly send a thank you note for a wedding gift up to a year after receipt, this review slides well into the first year of the release of Shufflemania! 

It’s been a while since Robyn Hitchcock

Empire of Light  on HBO

Director Sam Mendes is one of the best now working: starting with the amazing American Beauty in 1999, along the way directing two James Bond films, Skyfall and Spectre, as well as last year’s

This was my first visit to Smiley’s in Easley, and I was pleasantly surprised by this club. Holding a spot in the downtown area, the club was a standard rectangular box with a small triangular stage up front in the

Robyn Hitchcock Live Stream From Tubby’s House March and April 2023 

Robyn’s been on tour in Spain through much of April AND our beloved Mandolin streaming service has decided to be an ex-service. If you are going into the Live

Robyn Hitchcock Live Stream From Tubby’s House February 2023 

2/1/23  Robyn opened by playing a bit of an instrumental, then launched into an energetic ‘Shuffle Man,’ propulsive and fun, he tore through the subject track of his latest album, Shufflemania!

I usually pay no mind to the Grammys. To me, the Rock Hall of Fame is a much better, entertaining show. The Grammys are all about the music business, and by the business, of course I mean the industry. It’s

I’ve missed too many Robyn streams here at the end of the year/start of the new year, so it’s time to get with the Groovers again. Robyn (AND the marvelous Emma Swift) are now streaming on Mandolin, and do shows

I noticed the other day that the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2022 was airing on HBO in anticipation of the 2023 ceremony. This made me realize I had not finished my review of the 2021 broadcast. The time

Elvis and Charlie in CLT 10.20.21 

photo by Adrienne Meddock

The last time I saw live music in person was March 7, 2020. The promise of a masked and vaxxed audience in a well-ventilated venue lured me back to see

David Geffen would have to be invented if he didn't already exist. First aired on PBS (American Masters), then on Netflix, this  view of Geffen, agent, record label owner, and movie producer, is mostly from his own words,

Friday July 2: “Insertion Issues” 

Auspicious beginning! The Telecaster is out and ‘Give it to The Soft Boys’ starts us off, with some random video looping courtesy StageIt that lends an unintentional arty, cool effect. It’s a bit of artistic

It’s no secret that Adrienne and I were geeks. We met at a High School Model United Nations conference and I believe life has never been the same for either of us. Both history wonks, we knew that The Open

Questlove's directorial debut is a dazzling contemporary look at a summer series of concerts filmed in Harlem in 1969. The new documentary is based on over 40 hours of high quality video tape made by Hal Tulchin (read his…

This was it for me. My first rock show since the pandemic began. First since my transplant surgery and stroke. The tour: Music is Our Friend.  

And the band was the legendary King Crimson, the band that essentially invented ‘prog-rock,’…

R: Feminist icon Germaine Greer, Alan Davies (QI), Richard Osman (Pointless), some bloke named Jermaine. F: David Mitchell, Rob Brydon, Lee Mack on an episode of Would I Lie to You.

Born  in America, but a uniquely British phenomenon,…

So June finds us well into the parallel arrangement with our Sweet Home being based not only in London (The Scottish Folds, Robyn, and sound reinforcement by Andy Washington) but in Oz, with Our Emma preparing for her Australian tour

5-5-21 RH BY Request

Robyn Hitchcock is sweaty with the new May heat. Declaring he’s in a “clammy paradise,”  because he took a couple of “Nixon pills”  and he's come up with some new compound from Tubby and Ringo rubbing