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There isn’t a lot I can say about Alex Chilton that hasn’t been said already.  Chilton, influenced me more than John Lennon, more than Paul Westerberg, more than most.  He accomplished the very things I have always hoped to accomplish; to sit in a room with three or four other people write songs intended to [...]

Songs are society’s mirror. Throughout our history, songs have reflected the tones, the attitudes, and the events of every decade. They have prepared us for war, and marched us through it; saluted our heroes and ridiculed our fools and villains; marked every kind of national and personal disaster; noted every trend and passing [...]

john velghe looks back on the influence of jay bennett on the band wilco and on himself

When Mac McCaughan wrote those lyrics I don’t think he realized he was describing the plight of a film composer.

John sits down with the Proust Questionnaire, something everyone is supposed to do periodically. Translated; one more thing he’s got to do today.

1. What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Understanding my place in the world at this very moment and resisting the urge to take it upon myself to change it.

2. What is your [...]

Ron Asheton played in the ever-important tension between abandon and unity