Matt Fogelson
JOE STRUMMER AND THE MESCALEROS
I was unmoved when the Clash broke up, believing Joe Strummer had nothing left in the tank. Man alive was I wrong.
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Matt Fogelson
- Sep 9, 2015
- 2 min
BLACKBERRY SMOKE: HOLDING ALL THE ROSES
Gregg Allman says that Blackberry Smoke “is gonna put Southern Rock back on the map.” With their latest, the band may have proven him right.
Matt Fogelson
- Sep 9, 2015
- 1 min
GET SCHOOLED: A ROCK 'N' ROLL PLAYLIST FOR BACK TO SCHOOL
This playlist, filled with songs about summer love, books, history and, of course, teenage angst, will get you fired up for back to school.
Matt Fogelson
- Aug 5, 2015
- 4 min
ANOTHER TIME, ANOTHER PLACE: U2 LIVE IN 2015
U2's like an old friend I’ve lost touch with through the years. But a recent concert reminded me why U2's still one of my favorite bands.
Matt Fogelson
- Aug 5, 2015
- 4 min
RE-VISITING THE BOOMTOWN RATS' "THE FINE ART OF SURFACING"
A revisiting of The Boomtown Rats’ 1979 classic, “The Fine Art of Surfacing,” reveals an album still relevant lyrically and musically.
Matt Fogelson
- Jun 4, 2015
- 1 min
“HOLY WAR”
On the way to work the other day, I experienced a powerful musical juxtaposition involving Anthony D’Amato’s “Holy War.”
Matt Fogelson
- Jun 4, 2015
- 2 min
Anthony D’Amato
D’Amato’s music is a cross between early Dylan folk and Springsteen rock. His lyrics are both un-apologetically earnest and playfully droll.
Matt Fogelson
- May 15, 2015
- 4 min
The Songs That Made Me
The Midlife Mixtape music blog solicited lists of songs from bloggers that had an outsize influence on their lives. These are my top five.
Matt Fogelson
- May 6, 2015
- 2 min
Something Old, New, Borrowed and Blue – Mother’s Day Edition
A staple of my teenage radio-listening days in NYC was the “Old, New, Borrowed and Blue” sets on WNEW. This iteration features all women.
Matt Fogelson
- May 6, 2015
- 1 min
TELL MAMA: A MOTHER'S DAY PLAYLIST
In honor of Mother’s Day, I put together a rock ‘n’ roll playlist featuring all female vocalists.
Matt Fogelson
- Apr 29, 2015
- 2 min
Jamestown Revival: Utah
Every song on Utah offers up a slightly different sound but the parts all fit together to reveal a unique blend of rock ‘n’ roll influences.
Matt Fogelson
- Apr 22, 2015
- 2 min
The Fine Tuning Parlay
The Fine Tuning Parlays consist of three songs I can vouch for but for whatever reason can’t unequivocally endorse the artist or album.
Matt Fogelson
- Apr 22, 2015
- 4 min
The Replacements Live (in 2015): A Review
While amusing on some level to see the band’s alcohol-infused schtick again, I wanted to tell them it’s okay to take their music seriously.
Matt Fogelson
- Apr 22, 2015
- 3 min
A ROCKER LOOKS AT 45
To mark my 45th birthday, I created a playlist that is nothing less than a musical journey through my entire rock ‘n’ roll listening life.
Matt Fogelson
- Apr 9, 2015
- 3 min
THE TOP 25 MLB WALK-UP SONGS
To mark the start of baseball season, Fine Tuning compiled a Playlist of the Top 25 MLB Walk-Up Songs.
Matt Fogelson
- Apr 9, 2015
- 2 min
Cold War Kids
The music of Cold War Kids brings a decidedly pre-grunge vibe into the modern era.
Matt Fogelson
- Mar 11, 2015
- 3 min
In Memory of the Ticket Stub
With the extinction of ticket stubs, I'm left wondering how to compile a record of my concert attendance.
Matt Fogelson
- Feb 25, 2015
- 2 min
How The Rolling Stones Almost Killed Fine Tuning
Rather than endlessly streaming in search of sublime new music, couldn’t I live a much happier life just listening to the Rolling Stones?
Matt Fogelson
- Feb 25, 2015
- 1 min
TOP TEN ROLLING STONES SONGS
I was paralyzed creating this Playlist as I pondered what self-respecting Stones fan would snub “Street Fighting Man"?
Matt Fogelson
- Feb 25, 2015
- 4 min
The Rolling Stones’ Magnum Opus: Exile On Main Street
Because it masterfully explores every seam in the bedrock of American music and then transcends them, Exile is the greatest Stones record.
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