Medium Rotation

May 10, 2024 | mediumrotation.substack.com | Patrick Hosken

“You ready, Briggs?”Let’s talk about David Briggs. The story goes he was driving in Topanga Canyon in 1968 and he picked up a hitchhiker. They chatted, hit it off, and later that year the hitchhiker brought him into the studio to help produce his debut solo album. The hitchhiker had plenty of musical experience and had bummed around in a fairly successful band out of L.A.. But he had big ideas, psychedelic yet focused.

Oct 10, 2023 | mediumrotation.substack.com | Patrick Hosken

This is Weekly Neil, a newsletter about Neil Young. This week, I’m happy have Dylan England from the great Buffalo band Del Paxtonchatting about a song from Mirror Ball, Neil’s 1995 collaboration with Pearl Jam. It’s an era I hadn’t previously explored, but as ever, there are so many gems. “I’m The Ocean,” which Dylan picked, is stereotypically grungy and cosmic even as it rides the same four chords for seven minutes.

Sep 27, 2023 | mediumrotation.substack.com | Patrick Hosken

This is Medium Rotation, a newsletter about the bands we used to play on my college radio station, 88.3 WSBU-FM, St. Bonaventure. It’s also the home of Weekly Neil, but this week, I’m excited to present something different. The great New York band Patio — featuring my good pal Loren DiBlasi on bass and vocals — have just released their second album, Collection.

Sep 19, 2023 | mediumrotation.substack.com | Patrick Hosken

Have you ever been to the movies intoxicated? It’s fun until it’s not. Right now, I’m not keen on the idea of altering my consciousness to enhance entertainment experiences — makes it all smooth together into a harmonious “it was good” instead of creating normal ups and downs where the visceral moments stick out and create lasting memories. But also, yes, I have been to the movies drunk before. Sometimes it was planned, sometimes it just happened.

Jul 11, 2023 | mediumrotation.substack.com | Patrick Hosken