Tag Archives: Eddie Cochran

iPod Shuffle

It’s been a while. I’ve been driving a lot these days. Music is an escape. A gentle escape, though. Something alongside reality, something that helps me access emotions that aren’t really available to me normally. iPod Classic with the click-wheel … Continue reading

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Dynamic Duo #11

Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent I have too much to say about this photo, all of which is vaguely salacious, I will say that the devotion of this generation of men to their hair, their looks, their clothes, their personae … Continue reading

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“Milk Cow Blues Boogie”: From Estes to Elvis to Eddie

Wrote this a while back. Posting because today is Eddie Cochran’s birthday. In the earliest sessions at Sun Records (known then as “Memphis Recording Service,” at least that was – and still is – the neon sign in the front … Continue reading

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You Said It, Eddie

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Rainy Week Shuffle

It’s rained for 5 days straight. My marathon month and a half is now over. I’m taking a trip tomorrow to my home state for some much-needed R&R. I don’t even know how to relax anymore. Here’s the music on … Continue reading

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Blizzard iPod Shuffle

Our blizzard is melting, although mountains of hard ice still mark the land. But it’s so mild today that the melting snow outside sounds like it’s raining. The wind roared all Saturday, the snow pouring down in heavy horizontal waves. … Continue reading

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