Here it is the dead of summer and such is the life of the writer and blogger that I just don’t have the energy to hound people for their Rock N Roll High School Q&A. You know who you are. So, in the interest of fun and not wanting to break a sweat, I’m running a “Best Of RNRHS”, this week starting with the question: “What is the band or song that most reminds you of high school?”. If you are one of my past participants and I…
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I took great joy in reading todays RNRHS entry, from my pal and former Mammoth co-worker, Stuart Nichols. Like me, Stuart is a music nerd, and I think some of the best of these strolls down the musical memory lane come not from musicians (although you guys are great too, sheesh, don’t everybody turn on me), but from the fans–the people who live music from the other side. If you’ve ever met Stuart, you will understand why the mental image of super tall, super skinny, super white teenage…