I'm currently in the process of moving this site over to Wordpress. I've been stubbornly using GoDaddy's paid SmartSpace application to manage my blog, and now realize that it's time for me to use a better content management system. << MORE >>

Oy. Somehow this became ...

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I swear I’m done with radio, and have ...

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From 2006-2007, I hosted a weekly(ish) podcast called STUN. The podcast was a comics-focused, interview-based, show that I absolutely loved doing, despite the fact that it never reached anywhere near critical mass. << MORE >>

Steve Dahl's independently-run "Dahlcast" took a lot of heat for moving to a paid model earlier this year. Admittedly, I added to the negative feedback, noting that $9.99/month seems a bit too steep for consumers to embrace. ... << MORE >>

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I absolutely hate the way Groupon writes up their daily deals; the site tries way too hard to be cute and clever. Case in point, here's what they had to say about today's Taproot deal: << MORE >>

When I launched my Q101 oral history book project on Kickstarter, I scrambled to come up with a working title. I settled on Smells Like Rock Radio, a title I never liked at all, knowing full well that I'd have to come up with something better down the road. ... << MORE >>

Thursdays were the most important days of the week back when I was in grade school.

In the late 70s/early 80s, new comics were released on Thursday, and that's when I'd make my weekly visit to the spinner racks of my local newsstand to pick ... << MORE >>

I was thrilled to buy tickets this week for Alice Cooper's return to the area in December. In his advanced age, he continues to outperform buzzbands whose members are a third of his age. I can't stress enough that Alice is the rock frontman's gold standard. Please believe me ... << MORE >>

I went out for dinner at Dos Diablos (the most metal-named Mexican restaurant ever) with a friend on Wednesday night.  Over fish tacos and molten salsa, we got to talking about pet peeves. << MORE >>

Every now and then I fall into a King Crimson loop. Today found me playing this song three times in a row on my way to work.

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Work on my book has kept me busy around the clock, and kept me distanced from the maintenance of this blog/site. Here's what I sent to Kickstarter backers last week: ... << MORE >>

I appeared on "Windy City Live" this morning to talk about my Q101 book and the cover story I wrote for this week's Time Out Chicago. << MORE >>

For this year's family fun trip, we jumped in the car and headed northwest for the Wisconsin Dells. << MORE >>