There is, of course, a lot of competition between bands. It’s an obvious thing to say–like saying there are a…
So Im sitting at a table with Dave Bazan, Ben Gibbard, and a President…
A few years ago I was invited to join a small, friendly poker game that was just starting up among…
Jonathan Coulton built his entire career on the Internet. The rest of us are supposed to follow.A friend and I…
I concentrated on music almost completely from a desire to never have to watch soap operas during lunch in the employee cafeteria.
I’ve talked a little bit about rock and roll lifers, but there are many different types and I should probably…
Even as grunge wannabes started applying for jobs at Amazon and buying regular shoes, the music scene in Seattle survived.
Seattle in 1994 was like Dawson City in 1898, two years after the gold rush. The bloom of Grunge was…
In my youth, rock culture was too dull-witted to take seriously.
For those readers unfamiliar with the work of my band, The Long Winters, I’m going to delve into the history…
Ive known fellows who, when asked if they had given any thought to their retirement plans, pointed with confidence to a stockpile of canned chili.
I’ve had a very busy week, flitting from this high-society party to that glamorous music industry shindig, hobnobbing with famous…
I’ve always enjoyed taking long walks around Seattle, especially late at night. Nosing around in secluded neighborhoods, sneaking up dark…
I’ve known fellows who, when asked if they had given any thought to their retirement plans, pointed with confidence to a stockpile of canned chili.
A touring indie-rock band crashed at my place last night and it was a sobering reminder of some of the…
But I wont bore you with the many celeb sightings and sex parties during my trip to New York.
Maybe because I relate to him more.
Illustration by Jessixa.I had dinner with Alan Parsons the other night. That’s right, Alan Parsons, of the Alan Parsons Project….
John Roderick is the singer/guitarist in The Long Winters. This is the first of his weekly contributions to Reverb, which…
Here’s his list of tunes that express the alienation, fear, and sexual frustration that characterized the era.
