Post Malone, the white rapper best known for hits such as “Psycho,” “Rockstar” and “Better Now,” is 24 years young. He was born in Syracuse, NY, and raised in Texas. In the few short years since his debut hit “White Iverson” in 2015, he has established himself as one of the most talented and powerful artists in hip hop.… Continue Reading
Last fall I signed up for a guitar class at New York City Guitar School. They’re the largest guitar school in the city, and they have a branch in Astoria, Queens, which is where I live. So it worked out well.… Continue Reading
Chris Cornell, former 90’s lead singer of iconic Seattle grunge band Soundgarden, and later lead singer of equally popular band Audioslave, committed suicide in 2017. Cornell had struggled with alcohol, drugs and depression for many years, but in recent times it seemed he had conquered his demons and was living a healthier life.… Continue Reading
So why do so many rock stars commit suicide? I was pondering this question tonight as I watched a YouTube video of Chris Cornell from Audioslave singing “Like A Stone,” from 2002. It’s a great song, and Cornell’s voice is eerie and pained.… Continue Reading
So it’s 7:40 a.m. on Thursday morning, and I’m up early. I didn’t get much sleep last night, because I have a lot of stuff on my mind. I’m trying to grow my blog, genxchronicle.com, and find new investors. I’m also working on a memoir and a children’s book. … Continue Reading
It’s been just about exactly two years since Prince died and the music world lost a legend. In recent weeks Prince’s estate has released some of his previously unreleased work. Thus includes his original version of Nothing Compares To You, which was taped at a studio in Eden Prairie, Minnesota in 1984 for The Family, his side project band at the time.… Continue Reading
Over the past few days I’ve been thinking about the future direction of my website, genxchronicle.com. We cover news, culture, and lifestyle through a Generation X lens, and we tell the stories that matter. I’ve been thinking in particular of how to take it to the next level.… Continue Reading
It’s 1:00 am on Easter Sunday night. I celebrated Passover last night, so today is a free day for me. I wake up late because I was up most of the night editing a story for Copper’s Corner, my children’s book series about life with my shy yet warming up cat Copper.… Continue Reading
It’s been a rough couple days. I haven’t been feeling well, so I’ve been cooped up at home, mostly resting.
To entertain myself I’ve been watching lots of YouTube videos on TV through my Roku. At first I was watching hip hop videos with lots of women in them, like Cyclone by Baby Bash and Bartender by T-Pain. … Continue Reading
On Sunday night I was unwinding after a busy weekend spent working on my website, genxchronicle.com. We cover news, culture and lifestyle through a Generation X lens.
So around midnight I was surfing YouTube on my Roku, and I came across a famous ESPN panel discussion from 2011 with Bomani Jones, then a Sirius Radio host and now an ESPN megastar, Paul Finebaum, the most famous sports radio personality in the South, and Dave Zirin, the excellent sports writer for The Nation magazine.… Continue Reading