Donald Glover did it, so might as well jump the bandwagon weeks after the fact. Alternately known as The Mad Tito, Notorious Tito E, and for a regrettable few years, Mr. Endshift Resign, Lorenzo Tanos is a middle-aged McLovin in a young man’s game. Or was a middle-aged McLovin in…

Looking back, one of the reasons I always loved Almost Famous is because I saw a lot of myself in the protagonist, William Miller. I always related to him more than I related to anyone from Stillwater, and up to this day, I think I would have had a much…

Friends, Romans (yes, you too, Mr. Reigns), and Moxies, The past few days have been a really wild ride. I turned 43 years old while dealing with a health scare that could have been much worse had I not been vaccinated. Don’t want to officially say it’s COVID — due…

Dear Fellow Garage Rockers, I had first discovered — and truly appreciated — our genre of choice in the late ’90s when I stumbled upon RealAudio samples of songs from the Nuggets box sets. I grew to love it again in the early 2010s when, as I sought musical refuge…

SHAMELESS PLUGGING: I don’t just write about music — I make music! Go check out The Mox’s debut EP, Garahe, on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/album/74mw6L4rJqdT2ssKw7oVgG?si=bfU0PZ-0RQS5d06GAwpspA&dl_branch=1 So you want to be a rock ’n’ roll star? Then listen now to what I say Just get an electric guitar Then take some time and learn how to…

So a friend and I were talking about the latest clueless boomer — well, technically a boomer icon, given he’s turning 80 this year — and his negative reaction to Phoebe Bridgers’ guitar-smashing performance on Saturday Night Live. That clueless boomer is none other than David Crosby, who first rose…

First of all, pardon the direct reference to Finn “Punk Rock MBA” McKenty’s style of titling some of his popular YouTube videos. I will refer to him later on in this piece, and with good reason. For years, I had little to no appreciation or respect for the genre derisively…

By most outward appearances, I am a regular guy who may be, depending on your definition, already in middle age or getting there in a couple years. I work from home five days a week and sometimes more than that, go to the gym whenever I can, and I make…

I’ve heard it way too often for my own good — I’m too old for this shit. The young men and women I once shared stages with have long since shifted their focus solely toward work, and many of them have started families of their own. To them, being in…