Jeremy Porter Writings
Jeremy is Co-Editor in Chief and contributes regularly to Pencil Storm - a Columbus, Ohio-based music, film, sports, and culture blog run by Colin Gawel of the band Watershed. Jeremy writes album reviews, show previews and reviews, memoriam articles, and other peices. Please visit Pencil Storm regularly for great content by all of the contributors!
Direct links to Jeremy's contributions are below.
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2021-09-18 - "Nights Like These" - Lucero with Two Cow Garage @ The Loving Touch, Ferndale MI, Nov. 8th & 9th, 2017 (Concert Reviews)
2023-02-18 - 1X2: Social Distortion's Mommy's Little Monster Turns 40! (JCE and Jeremy Porter) (Essays/Stories)
2022-12-03 - 2022 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony Recap (TV/Movie/Video Reviews)
2023-08-12 - 2023: A Hell of a Summer for Replacements Fans! (Essays/Stories)
2024-09-28 - 41 and Counting: A Recap of Every Cheap Trick Show I've Seen (and One I Didn't) (Essays/Stories)
2024-05-11 - 5 Questions with Micah Schnabel About His New Album and Novel, The Clown Watches the Clock (Interviews)
2023-11-18 - 60 Years Later - Five Songs About the Cult and Assassination of JFK (Essays/Stories)
2020-07-18 - A look back to every acoustic Quarantine Session by Jeremy Porter - Pencil Storm.pdf (Essays/Stories)
2025-11-11 - A Tale of Four Box Sets (Album Reviews)
2021-11-13 - Album Revew: Bat Fangs - Queen Of My World + The Pencil Storm Betsy Boots Interview! (Interviews)
2020-04-18 - Album Review - A Lost Classic - Nazareth - No Mean City (Album Reviews - Lost Classic)
2017-09-04 - Album Review - A Lost Classic - Samantha 7 (Album Reviews - Lost Classic)
2024-06-29 - Album Review (and Five Questions with): Society of the Silver Cross - Festival of Invocations (Album Reviews)
2020-10-28 - Album Review & 5 Questions with Doug McKean The Second Golden Age of Piracy (Interviews)
2021-12-04 - Album Review & Interview: Shane Sweeney - Love, The Dynamo (Interviews)
2024-07-31 - Album Review: badcandy - Regret (Album Reviews)
2024-06-25 - Album Review: Bottlecap Mountain - Electric Love Spree (Album Reviews)
2021-04-17 - Album Review: Cheap Trick - In Another World (Album Reviews)
2024-07-20 - Album Review: Doug McKean - Enduring Freedom (Album Reviews)
2021-02-13 - Album Review: Lucero - When You Found Me (Album Reviews)
2026-10-04 - Album Review: Norcos & Horchata + 5 Questions with Amado Guadarrama (Album Reviews)
2025-08-31 - Album Review: The Knockabouts - Spring Harbor (Album Reviews)
2025-12-13 - Album Review: Ypsitucky - What the Hell (and 5 Questions with Ian Trumbull) (Album Reviews)
2026-02-02 - Book Review - The Cars: Let The Stories Be Told by Bill Janovitz (Book Reviews)
2024-04-27 - Book Review: All Over The Place - The Rise of The Bangles from the L.A. Underground plus an interview with author Eric M. Shade (Book Reviews)
2023-03-27 - Bottlecap Mountain Hits Ohio! (Essays/Stories)
2020-10-31 - Box Set Review: The Replacements - Pleased to Meet Me (Album Reviews)
2025-06-28 - BÜDDIESfest Preview! + 5 Questions with organizer Ben Andress (Interviews)
2025-07-26 - BÜDDIESFest Recap & Road Blogs (Essays/Stories)
2017-09-18 - Concert Review & Gallery - Steve Earle & The Dukes - Fillmore, Detroit, September 21, 2017 (Concert Reviews)
2021-07-17 - Concert Review: Cheap Trick - Bay City, MI - July 11, 2021 (Concert Reviews)
2022-07-30 - Concert Review: Drive-By Truckers/Lydia Loveless - Bell`s Beer Garden - Kalamazoo, MI - 7/24/22 (Concert Reviews)
2019-04-23 - Concert Review: Ex Hex - The Loving Touch, Ferndale, Mi. - April 8, 2019 (Concert Reviews)
2019-04-02 - Concert Review: KISS - The End of The Road - Live in Pittsburgh, March 20, 2019 (Concert Reviews)
2017-07-14 - Concert Review: Night Ranger 7/14/2017 (Concert Reviews)
2022-05-21 - Concert Review: Sin City Nights - Scorpions and Skid Row Las Vegas Residency (Concert Reviews)
2024-02-03 - Concert Review: The Dream Syndicate with Vicki Peterson and John Cowsill at The Troubadour, Hollywood, California (Concert Reviews)
2021-11-20 - Concert Review: The Rolling Stones In Detroit - November 15, 2021 (Concert Reviews)
2022-07-23 - Concert Review: The Sonic Slam 2022 Tour Hits Detroit - Tom Keifer/L.A. Guns/Faster Pussycat at The Token Lounge (Concert Reviews)
2023-05-18 - Concert Review: Ultrabomb - Reggie's Rock Club - Chicago - May 13, 2023 (Concert Reviews)
2020-06-30 - Covid Thoughts: 5 Great Music Venues Venues That Didn`t Survive (Essays/Stories)
2021-03-13 - Covid Thoughts: One Year of Covid 19 - The Night Before the World Shut Down (Essays/Stories)
2017-01-27 - Craig Finn (The Hold Steady) House Show Review (Concert Reviews)
2022-10-08 - Dio: Dreamers Never Die - Documentary Review (Documentary Reviews)
2024-06-08 - Documentary Review - Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (Documentary Reviews)
2023-12-02 - Documentary Review: Bye Bye Barry (Documentary Reviews)
2023-04-15 - Documentary Review: Jason Isbell - Running With Our Eyes Closed (Documentary Reviews)
2021-06-05 - Documentary Review: The Pedal Movie (plus My Pedal Board! ) (Documentary Reviews)
2022-07-09 - Documentary Review: UNRIVALED Red Wings Vs. Avalanche (Documentary Reviews)
2022-05-07 - Documentary Review: Where Are You, Jay Bennett (Documentary Reviews)
2022-05-28 - Double Decker Rock-Doc Reviews: Randy Rhoads & Sheryl Crow (Documentary Reviews)
2017-04-17 - Dual Concert Review: Cheap Trick - Exene & John Doe (Concert Reviews)
2020-09-26 - Dual Releases from Bob Mould Bring Needed Rage and Release to 2020 (Album Reviews)
2023-06-10 - Dual Rock-Doc Review: Peter Case and Fanny (Documentary Reviews)
2025-09-18 - EP Review: The Needmores - Side X Side EP (Album Reviews)
2019-05-24 - Five Life-Changing Concerts (Essays/Stories)
2023-07-08 - Five Live Albums that Signified the End of an Era - Episode Five: Black Sabbath - Live Evil (Five Live Albums That Signified the End of an Era)
2022-06-25 - Five Live Albums That Signified the End of an Era - Episode Four `Get Yer Ya-Ya`s Out!` - The Rolling Stones in Concert (Five Live Albums That Signified the End of an Era)
2021-08-14 - Five Live Albums that Signified the End of an Era, Episode One: Scorpions - World Wide Live (Five Live Albums That Signified the End of an Era)
2022-04-16 - Five Live Albums that Signified the End of an Era, Episode Three: Judas Priest - Priest...Live! (Five Live Albums That Signified the End of an Era)
2022-01-15 - Five Live Albums that Signified the End of an Era, Episode Two: The Who - Live At Leeds (Five Live Albums That Signified the End of an Era)
2023-11-22 - Five Questions For Colin Gawel (Interviews)
2023-03-25 - Five Questions With Jason Narducy (Interviews)
2023-07-23 - Five Questions with Jeff German (Plus New Single and Show Preview!) (Interviews)
2021-04-27 - Five Questions With Nick Leet from High on Stress (Interviews)
2023-04-29 - Gallons of Style: The Replacements' Hootenanny Turns 40! (Album Reviews)
2024-06-20 - GTG Records Twofer Album Review: The Wild Honey Collective and A Rueful Noise (Album Reviews)
2024-12-17 - Help Support The Loft Recording Studios Rebuilding Efforts After Fire (Album Reviews)
2020-06-06 - How I Got My Copy Of KISS Dynasty (With Illustrations by Jason Bowes) (Essays/Stories)
2024-07-02 - In Memoriam - Laurie Lindeen (In Memoriam)
2025-10-18 - In Memoriam: Ace Frehley (In Memoriam)
2026-02-12 - In Memoriam: Andrew Ranken (In Memoriam)
2024-02-05 - In Memoriam: Carl Weathers (In Memoriam)
2022-12-01 - In Memoriam: Christine McVie (In Memoriam)
2025-04-08 - In Memoriam: Clem Burke (In Memoriam)
2026-04-30 - In Memoriam: David Allan Coe (In Memoriam)
2023-01-20 - In Memoriam: David Crosby (In Memoriam)
2026-01-23 - In Memoriam: Francis Buchholz (In Memoriam)
2024-06-13 - In Memoriam: Françoise Hardy (In Memoriam)
2024-11-29 - In Memoriam: Gary Rasmussen (In Memoriam)
2023-05-02 - In Memoriam: Gordon Lightfoot (In Memoriam)
2024-09-18 - In Memoriam: J.D. Souther (In Memoriam)
2024-08-19 - In Memoriam: Jack Russell (In Memoriam)
2025-01-21 - In Memoriam: John Sykes (In Memoriam)
2020-08-25 - In Memoriam: Justin Townes Earle (In Memoriam)
2024-09-30 - In Memoriam: Kris Kristofferson (In Memoriam)
2020-08-10 - In Memoriam: Legendary Producer Martin Birch 1948-2020, RIP (In Memoriam)
2025-01-31 - In Memoriam: Marianne Faithfull (In Memoriam)
2021-12-11 - In Memoriam: Michael Nesmith (In Memoriam)
2026-06-17 - In Memoriam: My Time with NP Presley (In Memoriam)
2025-07-22 - In Memoriam: Ozzy Osbourne (In Memoriam)
2024-10-21 - In Memoriam: Paul Di'Anno (In Memoriam)
2025-02-18 - In Memoriam: Rick Buckler (Album Reviews)
2026-02-16 - In Memoriam: Robert Duvall (In Memoriam)
2025-09-16 - In Memoriam: Robert Redford (and 3 of his best, lesser-known films) (In Memoriam)
2023-11-30 - In Memoriam: Shane MacGowan (In Memoriam)
2023-07-31 - In Memoriam: Sinéad O`Connor and Randy Meisner (In Memoriam)
2024-12-19 - In Memoriam: Slim Dunlap (In Memoriam)
2023-03-05 - In Memoriam: SPØT (In Memoriam)
2024-05-08 - In Memoriam: Steve Albini (In Memoriam)
2023-05-25 - In Memoriam: Tina Turner (In Memoriam)
2025-08-17 - In Memoriam: Tony Romeo (In Memoriam)
2022-09-05 - In Memoriam: Wes Freed (In Memoriam)
2021-02-20 - Interview/Book Review: Doug Brod - They Just Seem A Little Weird (Interviews)
2025-06-14 - Jeremy Porter - Minnesota to Massachusetts Road Blog Recap (Essays/Stories)
2023-05-20 - Jeremy Porter and The Tucos - Song Premiere & Charity Push: TEENAGE KICKS! (Essays/Stories)
2023-10-28 - Jeremy Porter and The Tucos Tour Diary: October 12-21, 2023 (Essays/Stories)
2024-11-09 - Jeremy Porter Fall 2024 "Dynamite Alley" Tour Blog Recap (Essays/Stories)
2024-12-28 - Jeremy Porter`s Top 10 Albums + Other Stuff from 2024 (End Of Year Lists)
2025-12-27 - Jeremy Porter: Best of 2025 (End Of Year Lists)
2023-12-23 - Jeremy Porter's Top-Ten of 2023 and Lots of Other Stuff (End Of Year Lists)
2022-12-10 - JP's Best of 2022 (And Then Some!) (End Of Year Lists)
2019-06-18 - Juliana Hatfield: The Pencilstorm Interview (Interviews)
2024-11-23 - Lansing X2: Dual EP Review - Royal Scene and Narc Out the Reds (Album Reviews)
2026-04-09 - Las Vegas Recap: The Sphere, the Punk Rock Museum, and 2 nights of Cheap Trick at Budokan (Essays/Stories)
2020-09-22 - Lydia Loveless: The Pencil Storm Interview (Interviews)
2021-08-21 - Micah Schnabel`s Your New Norman Rockwell (Interviews)
2023-01-21 - Mini-series Review: George & Tammy (TV/Movie/Video Reviews)
2022-09-17 - Mini-Series Review: The Offer on Paramount+ (TV/Movie/Video Reviews)
2023-06-07 - Model Citizen Hits the Midwest! Five-Questions with Matt Patton (Interviews)
2020-06-20 - My 5 Favorite Guitar Solos (Essays/Stories)
2021-12-25 - My Top 10 of 2021 (End Of Year Lists)
2022-06-11 - Never Mind Bohemian Rhapsody, Here`s "Pistol!" (TV/Movie/Video Reviews)
2022-08-12 - New 7 Single & Video Premiere: Jeremy Porter and The tucos (Essays/Stories)
2022-08-16 - New Call Me Rita Video - Measure Twice, Cut Once (TV/Movie/Video Reviews)
2024-09-07 - New Song & Video! Television City "Lost in Arkansas" (Essays/Stories)
2021-10-21 - New Song from Call Me Rita: Are You OK & 5 Questions with Vanessa Jean Speckman (Interviews)
2024-10-14 - New Song Release - "GRAY$TONE" by The SLIP-ons and 5 Questions with Brock Pytel (Interviews)
2017-03-04 - Nine Guilty Pleasures (and a couple not so much) (Essays/Stories)
2026-05-19 - Open Letter of Confession to My Montréal Friends (Essays/Stories)
2021-05-08 - Our Night With Charo (Essays/Stories)
2017-09-30 - Pink Turns to Blue. Grant Hart 1961 - 2017 (In Memoriam)
2020-05-23 - Record Review NP Presley & The Ghost Of Jesse Garon - In Celebration Of Everything That Went Wrong (Album Reviews)
2020-01-30 - Record Review: Drive-By Truckers - The Unraveling (Album Reviews)
2026-02-25 - Record Review: Ethan Marc Band - Stay This Way (and 5-Questions with Michael Seger) (Album Reviews)
2019-12-07 - Record Review: Micah Schnabel - The Teenage Years of the 21st Century (Album Reviews)
2019-09-27 - Record Review: The Replacements - Dead Man`s Pop (Album Reviews)
2022-02-23 - Record Store Day 2022: A Preview for Replacements Fans (Essays/Stories)
2020-08-08 - Review: New Documentaries About Suzi Quatro and The Go-Go`s (Documentary Reviews)
2022-01-12 - Rolling Stones/Flying Burrito Brothers Fans Rejoice - New Altamont Footage Unearthed! (TV/Movie/Video Reviews)
2016-11-14 - Show and Album Preview: N.P. Presley and The Ghost of Jesse Garon (Album Reviews)
2018-05-10 - Sinkers, Stinkers and Cringers - My Unmasked KISS Album (Essays/Stories)
2021-05-15 - Snubs, Flubs & a Pleasant Surprise: The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Class of 2021 (Essays/Stories)
2021-12-04 - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Review the New Replacements Box Set! (Album Reviews)
2016-09-07 - Space Ace at the Motor City Food Fest (Concert Reviews)
2021-01-16 - The Bangles Discography Ranked: A Deep Dive Into the Catalog of The Paisley Underground`s Rocking Darlings (Essays/Stories)
2020-06-03 - The Quarantine Blues Musicians Killing Time In Isolation, Part Nineteen - Ned Hill (Interviews - The Quarantine Blues)
2020-04-05 - The Quarantine Blues: Musicians Killing Time In Isolation, A Pencilstorm Series Kickoff (Interviews - The Quarantine Blues)
2020-06-01 - The Quarantine Blues: Musicians Killing Time In Isolation, Part Eighteen - Ken Haas (Interviews - The Quarantine Blues)
2020-05-08 - The Quarantine Blues: Musicians Killing Time in Isolation, Part Eleven - Tommy Plural (Interviews - The Quarantine Blues)
2020-05-06 - The Quarantine Blues: Musicians Killing Time in Isolation, Part Ten - Stephen Egerton (Interviews - The Quarantine Blues)
2020-05-13 - The Quarantine Blues: Musicians Killing Time in Isolation, Part Thirteen - James Alex of Beach Slang (Interviews - The Quarantine Blues)
2023-09-30 - The Replacements Tim: Let it Bleed Edition Box Set - The Pencil Storm Review (Album Reviews)
2024-02-24 - The Story Behind My 1960s Silvertone Guitar + Chris Hosner Interview (Interviews)
2023-03-04 - These Songs!: "The Answer Was You" and "False Alarm" by Sloan (This Song!)
2024-04-06 - This Song: Hüsker Dü - Makes No Sense At All (This Song!)
2026-07-05 - This Song! "Chapter Eight" by The OffRamps (and the 50th Anniversary of JAWS!) (This Song!)
2020-12-15 - This Song! D. Boon-Free (a ninth grade crime) - Centro-Matic (This Song!)
2022-02-08 - This Song! I`m Her Slave by The Afghan Whigs (This Song!)
2025-02-28 - This Song! The Debut of THE NEEDMORES and their new song Lookin (This Song!)
2023-01-10 - This Song!: "Jaded" - The Last GREAT Aerosmith Song (This Song!)
2023-06-17 - Three Detroit Bands to Watch (Three Detroit Bands to Watch)
2023-09-23 - Three Detroit Bands to Watch (And a City Lines Video Premiere!) (Three Detroit Bands to Watch)
2019-12-23 - Top 10 Albums of 2019 & Other Great Stuff (End Of Year Lists)
2020-12-06 - Top 10 of 2020 (End Of Year Lists)
2022-02-26 - Two Cow Garage Celebrates 20 Years - Let`s Rank Their Catalog! (Essays/Stories)
2018-07-11 - Waiting to Derail: Ryan Adams and Whiskeytown, Alt-Country`s Brilliant Wreck - Book Review & Interviews with Authors Thomas O`Keefe & Joe Oestreich (Interviews)
2022-02-09 - We Fall, We Break - In Memoriam Walter DeBarr (In Memoriam)
2019-01-17 - What Columbus Means To Me: My History In Ohio`s Biggest City (Essays/Stories)
2020-09-05 - Whitesnake At Donington 1990, 30 Years Later (TV/Movie/Video Reviews)
2025-05-03 - World Premiere! Newly unearthed Clashback live in Ypsilanti video from 2001! (Essays/Stories)