The following story has been republished with permission from the author, Mike Leidemann, and originally appeared in the Honolulu Advertiser on August 20, 2007.
For some reason, I didn’t want to tell the kids I had a ticket to a Ratdog concert.
There were 14 of us in all in the class — 13 twentysomethings and me […]

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(L-R) Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker, & Eric Clapton
I could not have foreseen it at the time, but looking back on a concert going history now entering it’s fifth decade, my first three concerts were absolutely formative in the development of the music obsession that has driven life […]

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For this post, we examine the musicians who came from Iowa. Or at least the ones I can remember. In my usual beta-alpa-cal order.
Artists I have music from:
Glenn Miller - Humoresque Humoresque
Pieta, Zoe & Constie Brown - Ella Mae Ella Mae (Greg’s Daughters singing Greg’s song)
Pietra […]

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When you’re running for office, one of the most important keys to victory is seizing the initiative, and building momentum from it. Bill Clinton, one of the great politicians of the last 30 years, knew this well. In 1992, trailing in a three-way presidential […]

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Both of your intrepid reporters here at Teenage Kicks are big fans of The Boss, and if you don’t like him, well, we probably don’t like you (it’s only a guideline, we make exceptions; hi, Hook!). So we’ve decided to list some memorable moments in the man’s career, […]

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[last picture ever taken of Elvis, 12:28am, Aug 16, 1977]
Tomorrow marks thirty years since the memorable (and sad) moment in music when Elvis Presley was found dead in his Graceland bathroom at the age of 42, the day before he was to start a […]

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Sunday, August 12, 2007 was the 130th anniversary of the phonograph. To celebrate this worthy occasion on Vinyl Record Day a group of bloggers have agreed to share some of their vinyl memories. This endeavor was organized by one of the very best music blogs on the web, The […]

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In my hometown, there used to be a family restaurant/ice cream parlor named Bridgeman’s. The place was famous for its “diner” food and malteds. The kind of eatery where they have a counter with stools, loads of booths and an area just for eating ice cream.
They had […]

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The Duke has been known to rock a beard from time to time. More partial to the goatee, soul patch, fu manchu or van dyke – but always with sideburns. In honor of my love of facial hair, here are some bearded singer songwriters, arrange in order […]

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It’s a hot and steamy night at the stadium in South Philadelphia, and I’m watching the Phillies, and their MVP slugger, battling for playoff contention. Only the year isn’t 2007, but 1980, and the song playing after another victory is McFadden & Whitehead’s “Ain’t […]