Happy Birthday Wendy O. Williams

Wendy O. Williams would have been 71 today.

She's my favorite woman in rock.

I'm still very sad that depression caused her to take her own life. It's her life, and she did what she liked, but I'm so sorry she chose to end it.

Here is some awesome stuff by The Plasmatics to make up for her loss.


I miss you WOW!

Magazine - Shot by Both Sides

This song alone should cement Magazine's place in Rock and Roll history:



The riff might sound familiar - if so, it's because Pete Shelley wrote it and gave it to his former Buzzcocks member and Magazine founder Howard Devoto. He then used it for the Buzzcock's song Lipstick:



Howard Devote gets songwriting credit on that one, and Pete Shelley on "Shot by Both Sides." Can't go wrong with that kind of post-split collaboration.

I Like the Cover Better: Without You

The song Without You, done by Harry Nilsson, is one of my favorite songs of all time.



He didn't write it, though. The original is by Badfinger, and it's also excellent:



Still . . . as the title says, I like the cover better.

Neil Young - Unknown Legend

This song is more country than rock, really, but has some of the finest guitar playing ever by Neil Young . . . who has played some of the best guitar in rock and roll, period.

The Stranglers - Get a Grip on Yourself

Dammit, COVID-19 took another musician from a band I love - the keyboardist from The Stranglers.