Category: music

• music Record reviews

  Run-DMSteve explains it all for you

  In June I set out to review every album Prince ever made. I embarked on this project because I realized that, for me, Prince was embalmed in the ’80s – the guy I heard at clubs and parties. He was that sexy M.F. who could rock, croon, talk to God,…

  November 23, 2014
• music Record reviews

  The blogger formerly known as Run-DMSteve

  When my brother and I were little, we tried to rename ourselves. Two of our choices were “Moose” and “Tex.” We got Moose from Moose Skowron, who played first base for the Yankees. I remember him as a slow-footed blunderbuss, but I just checked his stats and for a guy…

  November 16, 2014
• music Record reviews

  Dude, you’re killing me here

  Anyone can plunge into a creative tailspin, or fail to live up to public expectations, or rush off in directions that alienate your fans. God knows I’ve done all of these. I don’t know what happened to Prince in the years 1987 through 1991, but here are some clues. The…

  November 7, 2014
• Miscellaneous music

  Zombies just want to have fun: A few thoughts on Halloween

  Today I heard “Ghosbusters” (three times on two stations), “Thriller” (twice), and once each for “Spirits in the Material World,” “The Purple People Eater,” “Monster Mash,” “Season of the Witch,” and “Every Day Is Halloween.” From this sample I deduced that Christmas music is always about Christmas but Halloween music…

  October 31, 2014
• music Record reviews

  Run-DMSteve is shocked, shocked

  Sign O’ the Times Prince 1987 Back when I worked for Seattle Weekly, I had a conversation with our music editor, Bart Becker, about the fragmentation of commercial radio. Each Seattle station was locked into its own fenced-off musical world. Some formats had Reader’s Digest condensed playlists – Classic Rock…

  October 26, 2014