In Memoriam
Robert Hazard — August 21, 1948 – August 5, 2008
It can be said with a straight face that Robert Hazard was Philadelphia’s first homegrown rockstar of the 1980s.
In Memoriam
Jones Purcell — Passing of the Musical Mad Genius
It’s February 23, 2021, and at about 2:33 pm EST today I found out that a good friend of mine passed. Jones Purcell. Maybe you knew him, too.
If you lived in the Delaware area from 1980 to about 1995 there’s a good chance you would have heard of him even if you hadn’t followed any of the goings on in the music scene in that area.
Special Feature
The Ballad of Analtech
In the spring of 1996, Big Shout staff writer Tom Dougherty pitched a story idea for our April Fool’s issue. Everyday on his way to work, he drove by a non-descript, industrial-looking building that had a sign posted at its entrance… Analtech. Tom wanted to find out what they did Read more…
In Memoriam
Tom Uffner: Mad Scientist of Inebriation
For anyone who ever hung out at the Deer Park Tavern in Newark, DE from 1989 until about 1999, you’ll be sad to hear that a prominent fixture in that area’s local scene passed away of cancer earlier this week. Tom Uffner, otherwise known as “that dude who sold me Read more…
In Memoriam
Art Callahan & The Barn Door
I don’t remember the first time I ever met or the last time I ever saw Art Callahan, but there’s no doubt it was at 845 N. Tatnall St. in Wilmington, DE… the site of the Barn Door. I think I only saw Art outside the walls of that place Read more…