Category Archives: Op-Ed Piece
Songs of Life and Death – An Izzy Cox Tribute Album, Vol. 1 with Reminiscences
Izzy Cox was a Canadian import to Austin via L.A. She had already established herself in some of the more obscure genre scenes that include such uplifting monikers as murderbilly, voodoobilly and steampunk (probably due to her love of vintage … Continue reading
Posted in Interview, LP/EP/Single, Memorial, Obituary, Op-Ed Piece, Reviews
Tagged Amy Winehouse, Ash and Rich's Sometimes band, Bruce 3 & The Revenge, Bruce Salmon, Esmerelda Strange, Gabriel Lopez, Gary Lindsey, Grant Dorian, Izzy Cox, Joe Volpi, Joleen Heilman, Katy Rose Cox, Kurtis D. Machler, Macky Mack, Mary Panjoram, Pete Maclanahan, Ricardo Acevedo, Sabbath Crow, Slow Poisoner, The Texacano Folk Rock Punk, Tony Cook, White Ghost Shivers
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Lucid Dreaming – A Tribute to Leonard Smith – Abigail and Hansel, Aurora Plastics Company, Early Stages, Alma Lee Cameron, Book of Shadows, ST-37, Liquid Sac – Sahara Lounge, May 13, 2018
On April 3, 2018, I got on Facebook and received a shock I was not prepared for. This issue of Rank and Revue was already slated to contain memorial/tribute pieces to JJ Offender and Mike Carroll. Then the Izzy Cox tribute … Continue reading
Posted in Event - Show - Festival, Live Shots, Memorial, Obituary, Op-Ed Piece
Tagged Abigail and Hansel, Alma Lee Cameron, Anne Heller, Aurora Plastics Co, Bill Jeffery, Bob Bechtol, Book of Shadows, Bruce Salmon, Early Stages, Joe Volpi, Kurtis Machler, Laura Creedle, Leonard Smith, Liquid Mice, Liquid Sac, Scott Telles, ST-37, Trevor Wallace
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Mike Carroll tribute with East Side Suicides, Crack Pipes, Poison 13/Lord High Fixers Hoot, Sugar Shack – SideBar during Chili Dog Fest, March 18, 2018
I missed Poison 13 while they were an active band. They pre-dated my move to town by a few years and at the time (mid-80s), the band from Austin I was rabid about was Scratch Acid. Upon arrival to attend … Continue reading
Posted in Event - Show - Festival, Live Shots, Memorial, Obituary, Op-Ed Piece, SXSW
Tagged Andy Wright, Bill Anderson, Bill Jeffery, BJ, Butcher Bear, Chad Nichols, Chris Gates, Dan Hoeskstra, Eastside Suicides, Fast Tammy, Frankie Nowhere, Mark Lochridge, Mike Carroll, Mike Corwin, Omari Jamal, Poison 13, Ray Patrick Colgan, Sugar Shack, the Crack Pipes, Tim Kerr, Toby Marsh, Walter Daniels
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Leonard Cohen vs Donald Trump
On November 8, 2016 the obsolete Electoral College of the United States did its fellow citizens – and the world as a whole – a huge disservice by placing Donald Trump in the White House. The same day Leonard Cohen, … Continue reading
Posted in Memorial, Obituary, Op-Ed Piece
Tagged #NotMyPresident, Buddha, Donald Trump, Hitler, Jesus, Leonard Cohen
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The Ship is sinking, and all the rafts are taken. Living in Trumpland
This past year has done a lot to most of us. We lost so many people on a personal and worldwide level. The kicker is that we are now entering into the era of “Trumpland.” It is not something … Continue reading
Posted in Op-Ed Piece
Tagged Affordable Care Act, Bad Hints from Hammer, Bernie Sanders, Bill Clinton, civil disobedience, Hillary Clinton, house of representatives, NRA, Obama, Obamacare, pharmaceuticals, Richard Nixon, senate, Trump, universal healthcare
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The Pistolators, The Hormones, The Sweethearts – April 13th, 2018 Carousel Lounge
An open letter to Tim Stegall: Hey, buddy, We’ve known one another a long damn time. Three decades is a bit of a stretch but it certainly doesn’t qualify as hyperbole. I’ve reasons to respect you, laugh at you, call … Continue reading →