DIAMONDS ON A RING OF GOLD
U2-inspired puzzle.
rock and roll crosswords
GIRLS ROCK YOUR BOYS
The first week I arrived in L.A. I looked in the L.A. Weekly and saw that Quiet Riot was playing on Sunset. What a welcoming. Metal Health was my very first album. So I went to the show and saw… Continue Reading
DUETS
Put simply enough.
HOLDING OUT FOR A PUZZLE
Bonnie Tyler has one of the best female voices in rock history, period.
STILL PUZZLING YOU
One of my quintessential childhood tapes was “Love At First Sting” by The Scorpions. Wasn’t into them before or after, but for that time period, I was totally onboard. Years later, I had one of the best nights of my… Continue Reading
SAME AS IT EVER WAS
I thought it was pretty amazing at how many top 10 lists a rock concert film made when The Talking Heads came out with “Stop Making Sense”. It was very well-received.
PUZZLED UP IN BLUE
Not the first, or last time Bob Dylan hits Rock And Roll Crosswords.
DON’T FEAR THE PUZZLE
My favorite Blue Oyster Cult song will always be “Burning For You”, but “Puzzling For You” made less sense of a title at the time, I’m sure.
BURNING RING OF PUZZLES
I remember writing a song half asleep at 1:30 am (I still have the piece of paper) and thinking it was Johnny Cash-type song. I never listened to him, but the song came out that way. Just a few years… Continue Reading
JUST A LITTLE PINPRICK
You know where this is from. When I was in college, I woke up (probably hungover) and realized I had a speech due in Speech class in exactly one hour. Luckily for me, the speech I chose was on Pink… Continue Reading
