Author: Chris Auman

The following Cars album review review by Chris Auman was published in Used Records & Tapes #1 [RoosterCow Press] Cars Album Review Santa dropped some good vinyl on me one Xmas way back in the day (I imagine the albums were purchased at the downtown Ben Franklin, but that’s mere speculation.) At the time, I […]

The following The Unforgiven album review was published in Used Records & Tapes #1 [RoosterCow Press] On a Friday night many years ago, while driving around rural country roads in a Chevy Chevette with two girls (who weren’t sisters but probably cousins) drinking wine coolers (Bartles & Jaymes most likely), waiting for the football game to start, […]

The following review was published in Used Records & Tapes #1 [RoosterCow Press] The fifth studio album from The Police was a monster seller in all formats. Synchronicity, (pretentiously titled after a book that name-checks a term coined by Swiss psychiatrist Carl Jung) turned these three blondes from superstars into superduper stars. The synchronicity concept—whereby two […]

The following Martha and the Muffins Metro Music album review was published in Used Records & Tapes #1 [RoosterCow Press] Martha and The Muffins weren’t chart toppers. They weren’t MTV darlings like The Police, A Flock of Seagulls, or Men at Work, etc., but this Toronto outfit played an infectious blend of new wavy pop […]

The following Thompson Twins  – In to the Gap album review was published in Used Records & Tapes #1 [RoosterCow Press] About six years ago, before moving for the second time in less than nine months, I gave away a good portion of my collection of ‘80s pop records: Culture Club, Thompson Twins, Altered States, et al. I […]

The following A Flock of Seagulls album review was published in Used Records & Tapes #1 [RoosterCow Press] Haircuts aside, A Flock of Seagulls is an underrated band. Wait, hold on a minute, I know what you’re thinking (or shouting loudly): “Are you out of your ever-loving mind?” Perhaps, but please hear me out. Haircuts […]

Do you know proper phone etiquette, young person? Back in the old days, the whole entire point of a phone was something to blab into while another person blabbed back on the other end. Nowadays, phones are used to do so many more completely annoying things like sexting and doing the socials. Despite these modern […]

The Reglar Wiglar caught up with Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago where he shared his feelings about one of his favorite bands, Metallica. This review was originally published in Reglar Wiglar #28 available from the RoosterCow Store. (Read Donald Trumps take on the American hardcore band Black Flag.) Donald Trump Reviews Metallica: Overview Just some terrific […]