What’s In a Name?

I’ve gotten a few emails from people thinking I am the screenwriter of the Netflix movie The Platform (also known by its Spanish name El Hoyo). As much as I enjoy receiving fan mail, I can’t accept praise or credit for something I had nothing to do it. (I may have to watch it now,…

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Sirius XM Radio Interview on December 4

Mark your calendars…  I will be on the Sirius XM Volume show “Feedback” on Tuesday, December 4 talking about Alice in Chains: The Untold Story. Turn on Sirius XM channel 106 at around 9:20 a.m. Eastern time to listen.

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Chris Cornell Remembered

I was shocked and devastated when I received a news alert from a friend late last night informing me Soundgarden singer/guitarist Chris Cornell had passed away a few hours after performing a show at a Detroit theater.  It was even more shocking and devastating to find out today that the coroner concluded Cornell had committed…

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Facts Matter

I recently joined Medium and published my first article there, titled “The Fact Checker’s Worst Nightmare.” You can follow me on my profile page there.

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Year's End

I’m off to the beach for the next few days and will be without phone or Internet access. I want to thank all of you who took the time to read my book or my writings/commentary on social media or other websites over the past year. There will be much more to come in the…

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WAMC Roundtable Interview

A few weeks ago, I was interviewed about Alice in Chains: The Untold Story for the WAMC Northeast Public Radio program The Roundtable.  You can listen to the audio here.

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Facelift 25

Facelift was released 25 years ago this week.  There is some discrepancy as to the exact date, though.  Media reports say it was on August 21, but the RIAA database of gold and platinum records has the release date as August 24.  (I ran into this discrepancy while doing research for my book, and ultimately…

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