20 Musical Moments to Die For

On Medialoper: 20 Musical Moments to Die For

This month, on Musical Moments to Die For: secrets, influences, and secret influences, all book-ended by the two best bands to ever come from Athens, GA.

We’ve also got the front-runners for greatest guitar and organ solos ever; Neil Young’s most despairing moment; and not one, not two, but three variations of the beat solidified by the late, great Ellas McDaniel.

Hey Masses! Don't You Dare Watch "Mad Men"

New on Medialoper: Hey Masses! Don't You Dare Watch "Mad Men"

I’ve always wanted a pop culture world where “I Will Dare” by The Replacements was the first of their many top ten singles. A world where “Sequestered In Memphis” by The Hold Steady is played on radio stations across the country and a world where everybody is into Mad Men, and not American Idol.

What Radiohead Started, Others Continue

New post up on Medialoper: What Radiohead Started, Others Continue

The idea that Radiohead started with In Rainbows is beginning to find its expression as new releases from R.E.M, Nine Inch Nails, The Ranconteurs and Elvis Costello all borrow from their playbook.