Tankboy

No joke, Ned's Atomic Dustbin 's Godfodder came out on this day in 1991! A few months later I would see them open for Jesus Jones ...

Photo by: Michel Van Collenburg I was listening to the expanded reissue of The Lemonheads '  Car Button Cloth earlier today. When it or...

It is mid-March and currently 75º F in Chicago and I can't tell you how much being able to work at home with my windows open and the bre...

Man, I was starting to feel I was on a roll around these parts as far as picking up the pace of posting, but life had other ideas. I’ve got ...

A Band Called Horse didn’t play many shows during their brief existence, but I’ve always felt a little proud that I booked one of them at T...

Since these little folks make me smile multiple times a day when I pass them in my apartment, maybe they'll help brighten your Friday to...

It’s rare that I stumble across a piece of media that will easily answer the question I hear most often, “what do you recommend I listen to ...

As you can see from the graphics below, my resolution to listen to more “old” music last year and try and take a break from ceaselessly cons...

It has occurred to me that 2025 marks the 30th anniversary of the original Tankboy email newsletter (that ran regularly until the mid-aughts...

I guess in the spirit of full transparency I should divulge that in December I contributed enough money to be an "executive producer...

You've only got to wait until January 10 to hear the whole thing, but why don't you start the new year off right with a taste of one...

Pickle the Kitten passed away last Thursday, December 5. I was with her through the very end and she left this plane peacefully, surrounded ...

  It's Friday. And, forgive me, that means it's also Fri-YAY! And whilst things may seem dark right now—I mean, it is the start of w...

Some days I'm just going to have to sit here and type until something comes to me. I have felt the growing urge to return to daily posti...

Photo via Pinhead Gunpowder's Instagram Wow, I still remember when early  Pinhead Gunpowder stuff was coming out, and how wild it felt ...

Photo of The DIFF by me. I've told you about The DIFF before . Repeatedly . And while they released their long-awaited "lost" ...

In my 30+ years of working in music, there have only been two shows I really wanted to see that I simply couldn't gain access to. * Thi...

I have a draft of a really long post on a similar topic, but it keeps sitting there and staring at me as I ponder whether I reveal too much ...

Fig Dish plays the first of two sold-out shows at GMan tomorrow night, and just released this video earlier this week to whet appetites for...

Y’know, the cats in The DIFF  are looking awfully sprightly for a band whose debut album was recorded in 1979. This video was filmed last ye...