by Jed Gould | Oct 23, 2021
Denis Villeneuve does not make poor decisions. Working closely with what they call “the Herbert team,” (who had much influence but no approval) Dune producers — at this nadir of worldwide illiteracy — took a story and told it in a way everyone could understand....
by Jed Gould | Nov 4, 2019
OK GO at the Soraya TheaterOK GO at the Soraya Theater e>Rock music is under siege and nearly dead. Melody-free hip-hop — dark — with its relentless sixteenth-note vocal phrasing and manic pitch-correction, offers zero innovation. But certainly rock has been a bit...
by Jed Gould | Oct 28, 2019
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by Jed Gould | Sep 20, 2019
Things were rotten in Pasadena. A frightening pie dismounts an experienced lifetime medical professional alone in a deserted office. Imagine this pie, growing a beard in time-lapse photography. Just looking at it and you think it’s turning into The Blob. It...
by Jed Gould | Aug 20, 2019
People who listened to KROQ in the early 80s often ask about Poorman. Originally named Poorman because of his “eat here for under $5” feature. He would just drop in and do it in all dayparts, and each joq in return would receive two gift certificates for...
by Jed Gould | Jun 30, 2019
In a world seemingly obsessed with diversity and individuality, it’s somehow harder to stand out. Choosing a hairstyle is one way to do so. 80s hairstyles were not protected expression. Do you have a story about new wave hair discrimination from the 80s? Did 80s...
by Jed Gould | Mar 12, 2019
It’s only the second time in 25 years my home was chosen for commercial filming. I think I chase a lot of location people away because of my concern for an 1894 Queen Anne Victorian; they know they have to fix what they break, and that’s expensive in a...
by Jed Gould | Feb 25, 2019
by Jed Gould | Jan 28, 2019
I came from lily-white Orange County in Southern California. My upbringing was not as racist as it could’ve been. It was more “we-accept-the-blacks-but-they-should-keep-to-themselves” brand which could be more insidious for the lack of awareness it breeds. It...
by Jed Gould | Jan 21, 2019
KROQ, known in the 80s for new wave, actually played quite a bit of classic rock. On the music key while under Program Director Rick Carrol’s reign, appeared — once per hour — “any Beatles, any Zeppelin, any Stones, any Who.” This meant that we could have our choice...
by Jed Gould | Jan 14, 2019
Here was a black guy named Tony, who ventured in to a vastly white radio station to hand me an unheard single that would become a hit by the end of the week. I played “Wild Thing,” as my Catch of the day that Monday. I also played it an unheard of second day in a row....
by Jed Gould | Jan 14, 2019
Tom Morello is great because his guitar phrasing is it’s own language. You want an instrument to transcend itself. Many of the best bands do not sound like individual instruments. It goes beyond guitar, bass and drums. When you hear Rage, Nirvana, Tears for...
by Jed Gould | Jan 14, 2019
People think of Cobain as a genius, but most can’t spell out why. He has a thing he does with his drop-D chords: the power guitars would typically leave one note out. Kurt in his melodies would sing the missing note. Punk rock was not as sophisticated. Nirvana...
by Jed Gould | Jan 14, 2019
Music has a history of being manufactural. 50s crooners, the Monkees, boy bands. In the eighties, it was gimmick songs. Women had not broken through the rock barrier, and Chrissy Hynde could not do it all herself. I asked Josie Cotton — she of the manufactured Johnny...
by Jed Gould | Jan 14, 2019
Maybe you’ve seen gold or platinum sales awards. Typically they are given to band members, producers, and label executives. For a while, the recipients were people who helped promote the albums. I’ve been asked what happened to most of my gold records. Honestly, I...
