Journalism

U2 Feature in Trouser Press Magazine by Tim Sommer, interviewed December 1980, published July 1981.

Click to read articles by Tim on these websites, blogs, and publications.

Rock & Roll Globe

Inside Hook

Washington Post

Billboard

The Observer

LA Weekly

Brooklyn Bugle

A random selection of articles and opinions by Tim Sommer. We will shift these titles frequently, so check back for new and old selections.

How I Briefly Almost Became the Fourth Beastie Boy (Inside Hook, November 13, 2018)

Why a Beatles Song You May Never Have Heard Is One of Their Most Important (Inside Hook, October 30, 2018)

Remembering the Great Vin Scelsa (Brooklyn Bugle, April 1, 2015)

http://brooklynbugle.com/2015/04/01/thank-you-vin-scelsa/

ISIS, Kid Rock, and the Death of Compassion (Brooklyn Bugle, March 4, 2015)

http://brooklynbugle.com/2015/03/04/isis-kid-rock-and-the-death-of-compassion/

Remembering Crashing Saturday Night Live as a Teenager (Brooklyn Bugle, February 24, 2015)

http://brooklynbugle.com/2015/02/24/saturday-night-live-turns-40-tims-visits-to-the-show-turn-38/

Van Halen Save the ’70s (Brooklyn Bugle, February 4, 2015)

http://brooklynbugle.com/2015/02/04/van-halen-save-the-70s/

Tim Sommer’s Letter to Blink 182 Fans(Brooklyn Bugle, January 29, 2015)

http://brooklynbugle.com/2015/01/29/tim-sommers-letter-to-blink-182-fans/

Happy Voyages, Joe Franklin (Brooklyn Bugle, January 25, 2015)

http://brooklynbugle.com/2015/01/25/happy-voyages-joe-franklin/

Ragnarok and Roll: Falling Hard for Nordic Ambient Music (Inside Hook, March 19, 2019)

Bob Dylan 2018 Is One of the Greatest Shows in History of Rock (Inside Hook, November 27, 2018)

I am the Yr in “Kill Yr idols”: How I Inspired Sonic Youth’s Iconic Song (Inside Hook, August 14, 2018)

Discovering the Holy Electric Hot Fire Ants of Live Rock ’n’ Roll (Inside Hook, June 14, 2018)