Tag Archives: rock

A View From Inside the 1960s Music Revolution

“When did music become so important?” That’s Don Draper from last week’s Mad Men, set in 1966. Later in the episode he turns off “Tomorrow Never Knows,” from the Beatles album Revolver, and walks out of the room. There’s something happening …

Today's Obsession: from Nickelback to Bickelnack

Sooooooo, one of my guilty pleasures is Nickelback. Since I’m from Tennessee, whiskey-soaked stripper rock made for cranking to eleven so you can adequately punch some dude’s teeth down his throat is a natural choice for my soundtrack. It’s complete …