Anthony Cougar Miccio

Anthony Cougar Miccio

Sep
18
Round 1, Pt. 2: Who's The Worst ALTERNATIVE RADIO GOD?

Round 1, Pt. 2: Who's The Worst ALTERNATIVE RADIO GOD?

The back-end of our look at the early airplay oeuvre of 24 inescapable alt-radio acts. Eventually, we will know the lamest of them all...
16 min read
Sep
12
Twelve Songs From 2025 Good Enough To Play For My Kid

Twelve Songs From 2025 Good Enough To Play For My Kid

No reason we can't all enjoy these fun, new, basically kid-friendly songs from hipsters young and mostly pretty dang old.
5 min read
Sep
10
Round 1, Pt. 1: Who's The Worst ALTERNATIVE RADIO GOD?

Round 1, Pt. 1: Who's The Worst ALTERNATIVE RADIO GOD?

The first of more than a few posts solving the eternal question: which inescapable alternative radio act was the worst?
16 min read
Sep
04
Steely Dan: Anthony's Album Guide

Steely Dan: Anthony's Album Guide

Paying my respects to the impressive albums of two jazzy jerks who'd probably have no time for me. Definitely not my record collection.
11 min read
Aug
29
Homer Simpson looking at a spoken-word political album.

Pulpit Time: BFTW 8/29/25

Expounding on the state of our society, so I can say I did. Spoiler: rock music will eventually come up.
9 min read
Aug
21
Did Neil Young Just Release His Worst Album Ever?

Did Neil Young Just Release His Worst Album Ever?

Am I the only person really bothered by Neil Young's latest album? Does anyone remember Greendale?
6 min read
Aug
14
I Liked Weapons!

I Liked Weapons!

I watched a movie about missing children, in the theater, without spoilers, and lived to write enthusiastically about it.
7 min read
Aug
11
Louis XIV, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept: Albums I Just Love So Much

Louis XIV, The Best Little Secrets Are Kept: Albums I Just Love So Much

An inexplicable attempt to rescue one of the trashiest artifacts of the "indie sleaze" era.
6 min read
Aug
08
Nonsensical Horror: BFTW 8/8/25

Nonsensical Horror: BFTW 8/8/25

Wondering if horror movies are suffering from a crisis of pretension, and whether I shouldn't have sprung for the AMC+ annual pass.
5 min read
Aug
06
How I Like Queens Of The Stone Age: The Playlists

How I Like Queens Of The Stone Age: The Playlists

Nearly thirty years of quality butch robot rock, condensed into A/V playlists and some paragraphs.
5 min read