Author Archives: Tony Hicks
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Insert Foot on Afghanistan, where music is now illegal thanks to the Taliban
Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I always thought it a bit strange when people say they “like music.” I didn’t think it was a choice. It’s kind of like saying you prefer to breathe air. So imagine a government outlawing air, which might be how it feels in Afghanistan, where those…
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Insert Foot: Stephen King has the cure for Marvel burnout
Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I’ve been meaning to go see that movie where the guy from “Peaky Blinders” nukes Barbie, but it all sounds like a sticky, bubble-gum-colored mess of goo. It’s nice to see people going to movies again, but since I don’t like people, I’ve really gotten back…
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Album Review: Rick Springfield builds a time machine that works on ‘Automatic’
Rick Springfield, “Automatic.” The last song on the new record by Rick Springfield – the last of 20(!) – is called “We Are Eternal.” Automatic Rick Springfield SongVest Records, Aug. 4 8/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. He may be right. I speak my truth when I say Rick…
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ALBUM REVIEW: Mammoth WVH still missing a collaborative partner on ‘II’
Mammoth WVH, “II.” Listening to the new record by Mammoth WVH, II, something felt strangely familiar. I went back and found my two-year-old review of his solo debut record. Not much has changed, other than correct a few things that didn’t quite work the first time. II Mammoth WVH…
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Insert Foot: Jason Aldean was born a century late
Insert Foot says the new song by Jason Aldean brilliantly lays out the case for “The Andy Griffith Show” being the American norm in 2023 and if you don’t like it, they’ll punch you in the face. I’ve been trying to ignore last week’s Jason Aldean controversy for a…
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Insert Foot: San Francisco didn’t look so hellish last week
Insert Foot spends a night out in San Francisco. Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. I went to San Francisco on a weeknight last week. It was awful. And when I say it was awful, I mean people are stupid. My mom and 15-year-old daughter were going to see “Les Misérables.” I…
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REVIEW: Lukas Nelson & POTR plays real American music on ‘Sticks and Stones’
Lukas Nelson & POTR, “Sticks and Stones.” Lukas Nelson seems like a fun guy. Even if his musical wanderings aren’t the easiest to nail down. Sticks and Stones Lukas Nelson & POTR 6ACE Records/Thirty Tigers, July 14 7/10 Get the album on Amazon Music. The country influence is obvious.…
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Insert Foot: How about a Fourth of July playlist?
Rendering: Adam Pardee/STAFF. So you got that Fourth of July playlist all set to play at the big barbecue on Tuesday? Me neither. If I did – and I really don’t, because barbecues are full of beer (which I no longer drink) and barbecue sauce (which I do still…
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Insert Foot: Even confronting our worst fears, nature always wins
You couldn’t pay Insert Foot $250,000 to visit the Titanic wreck site. This week we watched and tried deciphering the scenario of what happened to the rich people who got in an iron … kettle? Pot? Bathtub with a lid? Concrete genie shoe? … and tried to go two-and-a-half…
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Insert Foot: The only thing I want for Father’s Day
Tony Hicks with two of his three daughters, with whom he hopes to spend Father’s Day. On Saturday, my 15-year-old texted me in a semi-panic. She had strep throat all week and was afraid she wasn’t going to be able to see me on Father’s Day. So I just…
