Today’s RNRHS comes from Minneapolis music legend, Chris Osgood. When I started interning at Twin/Tone Records in 1987, I was just an eager, U of M sophomore from the suburbs of St. Paul. I had led a somewhat sheltered musical existence. I thought the Urban Guerrillas were dangerous. I didn’t know a lot about Chris Osgood or his band, The Suicide Commandos, but I was smart enough to know the most important piece of information–all of those bands I loved? The Replacements? Soul Asylum? Husker Du? The Suburbs?…
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Today’s RNRHS from Scott Carle is jam-packed with music memories, and yet, I know that Scott exercised restraint. Not sure if I’ve ever met a bigger music FAN. Beyond the fact that he’s an unbelievable musician and has been in a bazillion bands, the man lives and breathes music. Who else sets up a music memorabilia exhibit for his birthday party? And it wasn’t just a few 45s on a table…he had an entire party room at Duke full of posters, rare vinyl, t-shirts, photographs, ticket stubs, ratty…
Category: News, Rock 'n' Roll High School Tags: 80s music, Aerosmith, banks forest, Bring Me Back, Chick Lit, Dillon Fence, Gerry Rafferty, karen balcom, Kiss, music, novel, Scott Carle, The Who, women's fiction