CRAWDADDY MAGAZINE

Before there was Rolling Stone, Cream, Spin, or Pitchfork, there was Crawdaddy. Founded in 1966 by Paul Williams, it was America's first magazine to focus on rock music. The magazine shut its doors in the late 70s, but it was revived in 2007. 

I was employee #4 of Crawdaddy 2.0. While most of my time was spent in an editorial role, I still found time to write plenty of reviews, a weekly singles column, and the odd feature. I worked there until it was bought out and killed by the dickheads at Paste in 2011.

I feel very lucky to have spent as much time there as I did, and it feels good to have given just a teeny bit back to the profession I grew up dreaming about.

NOTE: Incredibly frustratingly, the lovely folks at Paste have gone one better and killed the Archive that they bought from us. Now, none of our work is available to link to. It's a frustrating reminder of why I left the business in the first place. Hopefully, they'll change their minds soon and I can update my links.

Triumph and Tragedy: "Cherie Currie on the Hollywood Biopic, Joan Jett, and the Runaways’ Legacy" 

I spoke with Cherrie Currie, vocalist of the classic punk rock band the Runaways, about their crazy career, getting portrayed by Dakota Fanning, and what Joan Jett is really like.

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The Year in Singles: "The Best 50 Singles of 2010" 

For about a year and a half, I wrote a weekly singles round-up column. This mega-list was the culmination of the first year of it, and I still look forward to writing it every year.

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The Year in Singles (So Far): "The Best Tracks of 2011"

My last article for Crawdaddy was published the day before the magazine shut down. At least I got to go out talking about pop music. Tearz.

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HIS NAME IS JOHN MICHAEL: "52 SONGS IN 52 WEEKS"

I spoke to New Orleans-based singer-songwriter John Michael Rouchell about his crazy quest to write one song per week for a whole year.

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RIP MARVA WRIGHT: "BELOVED NEW ORLEANS BLUES VOCALIST PASSES AWAY AT 62S AWAY AT 62"

Everyone who likes music and has lived in New Orleans (like me), knew Marva Wright. My piece about the passing of an icon.

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REMIX WARS: "NEW ORDER'S 'TRUE FAITH'"

I love seeking out remixes of my favorite tracks, so I decided to start a column that did just that. Here's one of the most popular versions of it.