During our conversation, we talked about the band and the state of rock music, as well as his childhood and struggles with sobriety. It was a fun and emotionally intense conversation — just like Gang Of Youths’ music.
Category Archives: Celebration Rock
What’s Your Favorite Album Of 1998?
Let’s go back 20 years to a fascinating time in music history.
Is Jack White’s New LP A Good Trainwreck Or a Bad Trainwreck?
So is this record a fun curveball or a confused mess? Could it possibly be both?
Dean Ween Continues To Wave The Ween Flag
Dean has plenty to say about this own music and his renewed passion for touring
Robert Plant Is Still A Golden God
If Robert Plant had stopped making music after 1980, his legacy would still be eternal as the lead singer of perhaps the greatest rock band ever, Led Zeppelin. But Plant has spent the past nearly 40 years following his own path
20th Century Boss Part 8: ’90s Bruce with Tim Showalter
Tim Showalter of Strand Of Oaks, who over time has evolved, like Bruce, from being a moody folkie to the maker of widescreen rock recocrds
20th Century Boss Part 7: “Tunnel Of Love” with John Darnielle
I called up John Darnielle, who started writing and recording songs under the moniker of the Mountain Goats in the early ’90s
20th Century Boss Part 6: “Born In The U.S.A.” with Patterson Hood
Patterson Hood, co-founder of one of the great American rock bands of the last 20 years, Drive-By Truckers
20th Century Boss Part 5: “Nebraska” with Phoebe Bridgers
To discuss “Nebraska,” I called up Phoebe Bridgers, an exciting 23-year-old singer-songwriter from Los Angeles
20th Century Boss Part 4: “The River” with Patrick Stickles
For Bruce Springsteen 1980 double-album “The River,” I spoke with Patrick Stickles of Titus Andronicus
20th Century Boss Part 3: “Darkness On The Edge Of Town” with Julien Baker
Even though she was born almost 20 years after it was released in 1978, Baker is a huge fan of the angry, musically ferocious “Darkness On The Edge Of Town”
20th Century Boss Part 2: “Born To Run” with Jeff Rosenstock
Jeff Rosenstock dives into the first true masterpiece of Springsteen’s career, 1975’s “Born To Run.”
