CUT OUT KID

Issues


  • The annual “Monster mash” with Murphy’s Law

    Every year on this day I head downstairs and search through my monster CD collection to find the punk rock, fun loving cover of “Monster Mash” by Murpyh’s Law. This version appears nowhere else except on CD, so sadly, it’s not streamable, and maybe that’s why it’s such a treat. There are two other songs…

  • Rad’s Radar – 9/7/23 – Healy vs Phantom Youth

    Guess who’s back? Radstarr, aka, the Cut Out Kid. Searcher of music, cheap or not. Also, Healy returns as well this week with new music. Let’s get into the #RADSRADAR! Phantom Youth caught my attention this week with their new single, “Slide Back.” It’s remiscent of that late 80s, easly 90s pop rock that I…

  • did the Stone Roses sound like shit @ the Féile Festival?

    Did the Stone Roses really sound like shit at the 1995 Féile Festival? The EP I’ve discovered says, “NO!” But, most fans who were there say otherwise. 28 years ago in the month of August, the Stone Roses played a festival in Ireland where this so called extended player was recorded. The Crimson Tonight EP contains…

  • Howie Day @ City Winery – 7/23/23

    Due to the pandemic, the shows Howie Day had planned for the 20th anniversary of his Australia album were postponed. Now, nearly three years later, he is making up the dates, stopping at the City Winery in Chicago’s swanky West Loop to revisit that landmark album and play his handful of hits. Two things were…