ART VS ART – Heroes and Villains – Celine’ vs. Johnny Rotten

by Tony Shea June 3, 2013

Memorial Day this year coincided with two milestone dates of interest, the birth of famed French novelist Celine, and the 36th year anniversary of the Sex Pistols release of their magnum album Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols. The Sex Pistols were, of course, fronted by Johnny Rotten setting up this edition of […]

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Sex Crazy – The Marquis de Sade

by Tony Shea May 31, 2013

“To judge from the notions expounded by theologians, one must conclude that God created most men simply with a view to crowding Hell.” Marquis de Sade Sunday marks the 173rd birthday of the Marquis de Sade, so we here at Shea Magazine are throwing him a party. But the Marquis won’t be blowing out the […]

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Bass Fishing in America: The Search for Meaning in a Beer Bottle

by Daedalus Howell May 28, 2013

As an armchair Jungian, one of my factory-default-settings is a heightened sensitivity to synchronicity – the perception that separate phenomena may share some shared significance but without “any discernible causal connection.” Think of it as pattern-recognition-plus or being bisociatively-curious. Connecting the dots in this manner might be an earmark of  genius or paranoia, depending which side […]

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5 Things I Love About Jazzfest – NOLA

by Shannon Murfree May 28, 2013

Just returning from my annual two weeks in New Orleans for Jazz Fest. Every year brings new wonder about this sexy, spooky, mysterious town. There is a history here that you feel the moment you enter New Orleans. A list of just five things is difficult, especially since every year is so different from the […]

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DANCE CRAZE: The Kamikaze Death

by Tony Shea May 23, 2013

In honor of the release of Candygram For Mongo’s new album, Bang,  we’re starting a new dance craze. Simply follow along at home and before you know it you’ll be going down in flames! [soundcloud url=”http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/92425718″ params=”” width=” 100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /]

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Me and Ray Manzarek – RIP

by Richard B. Phillips May 22, 2013

I was seven years old when I first discovered The Doors. I was visiting my sister’s new house in Bethesda, Maryland one summer. I was with my parents. I was bored and had nothing to do so I poked around through her cassette collection that was still in boxes from when she moved in. And […]

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Happy Victoria Day, Canada! (Whatever that Means)

by Mike Anthrope May 20, 2013

Summer arrives today, sort of, for our neighbor to the north, as Canadians celebrate Victoria Day. This federal holiday simultaneously commemorates the arrival of warmer weather and the birthday of former monarch Queen Victoria (who died in 1901), as well as the birthday of the current Canadian Monarch, the Queen of England (Queen Elizabeth II),  […]

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Combat Rock Turns 30

by Tony Shea May 18, 2013

This week marks the 30th anniversary of the release of the Clash’s fifth album, Combat Rock. Ranked #28 in Rolling Stone’s 2004 issue of Greatest Artist of all Time, the Clash was a stunningly original band that begin with a pure punk style and elevated the form into something that was a unique genre unto […]

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Superfly Love Assassin – LA Rock n’ Rollers Candygram For Mongo Release Their Third Album

by Tony Shea May 17, 2013

LA rock n’ pop n’ punk n’ country rollers, Candygram For Mongo return with their third album, BANG!, after a four year hiatus. C4M has been a featured artist on Clear Channel Radio’s Discover New Music Program and their songs have been heard on Battlestar Gallactica (Syfy Channel) and Unhitched (Fox) among other shows and […]

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Me and F. Scott Fitz

by Tony Shea May 16, 2013

Director, Baz Lurhman’s new filmed version of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s classic novel, The Great Gatsby, is in theaters and it’s been generating some heated reviews which have criticized the film for taking liberties with the original source material and having a style over substance approach. I wondered what ole’ F. Scott Fitz had to say […]

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Tainted Love (In Praise (and Defense of) 80’s Pop)

by Shannon Murfree May 15, 2013

It’s Friday Night. I’m driving in a car with my road dawg, Wanda, to a tiny dive bar way outside of the city to see one the Bay Area’s best 80’s pop cover bands, Tainted Love. We’ve been driving for awhile. Are we the only fools that would drive out here for the experience — […]

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Dirty Depp

by Mary Kay Holmes May 13, 2013

Women love filthy men. Covered in dirt and sweat, climbing out of the mines, and with that sexy look in their eyes they walk toward you and kiss you like they need to quench their thirst with your embrace–smelling of pine needles and the salt of the earth, he picks you up and carries you […]

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What Mother Warned You About – Ian Dury

by Tony Shea May 13, 2013

Fittingly perhaps, Ian Dury’s birthday coincided with Mother’s Day this year, since Dury was the kind of bloke that my mother always warned me about – a free spirit. The purveyor of “Sex and Drugs and Rock n’ Roll,” Ian Dury was the kind of person who gave my mother nightmares. As the frontman of […]

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