I'm a professional dabbler, working in music, photography, journalism, cynical musings, and the occasional bit of fiction.
Chris Ford
Throwback Thursday: Remember When Pat Smear Quit the Foo Fighters?
After shoveling coal on the Foo Fighters train for several years, guitarist and punk icon Pat Smear tapped out in 1997.
Plane Carrying U2’s Bono Loses Door Mid-Flight
Somewhere in Europe, a plane's cargo door is lonely.
NOFX’s Fat Mike Teaches One Fan a Lesson About Boundaries
Drunk people often feel comfortable being familiar with people they don't know.
Throwback Thursday: Smashing Pumpkins In Their Prime On MTV In ’93
Opinions vary when it comes to the Smashing Pumpkins' later works, but few rock fans can argue with the awesomeness of 'Siamese Dream.'
Perfect Halloween Playlist (For Communing With the Night)
Halloween is the one night every year when things get weird and everybody's cool with it.
Throwback Thursday: Soundgarden Perform ‘Jesus Christ Pose’ In 1992
People may say that attention spans are at an all-time low these days, but the person who edited this video back in 1992 might argue differently.
Vinyl, Something Solid In an Increasingly Ephemeral World
More and more of our world is being converted into electronic signals.
Throwback Thursday: Nirvana Live From Krist Novoselic’s Mom’s House
Kurt Cobain loved the walls of Krsto and Maria Novoselic's home so much that he placed the microphone where he could examine the walls while he performed.
U2’s Bono Happy With iTunes Release of ‘Songs of Innocence’ Despite Backlash
When Apple gave iTunes users U2's newest album, 'Songs of Innocence,' for free, millions of people became angry.
Watch Radiohead’s Philip Selway Perform with the Dap-Kings On ‘The Tonight Show’
Thom Yorke and Jonny Greenwood aren't the only members of Radiohead keeping busy these days.