Holiday
no, not a green day retrospective (although...)
This is another off week for me. I have several articles going on the back burner, including continuing some popular series. This also means that the lovely and talented Thea Rettical is working on some things for you, so be sure to look out for those.
In the meantime, here are some pieces that need more love. First up is my Wu-Tang Clan ranking, which proved controversial:
Triumph
My good friend Keenon brought this up in discussion the other day: which members of the Wu-Tang Clan would be your fourth and fifth best? He posited that the top three were relatively inviolable in some order, but the real distinction comes with the middle spots. I agreed, but since I am known to be long-winded for little to no reason, I wanted to expan…
Next up is my deep dive into the woefully underrepresented psychobilly genre:
Hells Bent on Rockin'
In keeping with the season, I knew what I had to do for this week’s article. What do you get when you combine hill country blues, surf rock, punk rock, and B-grade horror movies from the Fifties? You get psychobilly, the subgenre that time forgot. Psychobilly is a direct result of two “screamers” from the late Fifties and early Sixties: Screamin’ Jay Haw…
And finally, my exploration of Atlanta’s music, including a mini-history of Freaknik:
Hit me up in the comments if you want to highlight another piece in my archives. I’ll see you next week as we continue our theme (hint, hint).
Preposterous! Time off? Pfft.