In Shakey, Jimmy McDonough’s remarkable biography of Neil Young, Young says his archives - in the works forever - wouldn’t just have his best work, but a lot of bad stuff as well. “The pieces of shit should be there, too,” Young said.

The day iTunes started calculating playcounts should be celebrated as a revolution – finally, a way to track all of our most-fetished tracks! But there's a downside, too - those 37 plays of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” aren’t a secret anymore, you’ve gotta own up to your less-than-hip pop tendencies.

The day iTunes started calculating playcounts should be celebrated as a revolution – finally, a way to track all of our most-fetished tracks! But there's a downside, too - those 37 plays of Rihanna’s “Umbrella” aren’t a secret anymore, you’ve gotta own up to your less-than-hip pop tendencies.

Not just the name of a particularly grating Cameron Crowe film from 1992, "Singles" is now also a blog, or column, or "blogumn" where we explore 45s, internet-only singles and EPs if we feel inclined.

June 28, 1984

Saw a movie - Spinal Tap. Kind of depressing. I mean it was depressing in that it was true about a lot of shit.

-From GET IN THE VAN, Henry Rollins' published diaries from his years in Black Flag

Some people will do anything for money. You know it, and I know it; for some, there is a price for anything and everything. Maybe a given individual will totally sell out their family, friends and loved ones for self-preservation, or maybe they’ll just turn a blind eye to pure evil for the sake of some fame and glory.

Not just the name of a particularly grating Cameron Crowe film from 1992, "Singles" is now also a blog, or column, or "blogumn" where we explore 45s, internet-only singles and EPs if we feel inclined.

Looking on the music site Noisecreep, I saw a very disturbing headline: “Heavy Metal Karaoke, Serious or Not?” In this news story, Blasko, bassist for Ozzy, talked about a gig he’s doing in Hollywood and Vegas where he and friends like Tommy Victor from Prong will perform metal classics, and

I love the holidays. You get to reunite with family and friends, exchange gifts, and decorate your house with the most crazy display of lights anyone has ever seen.