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Sad Bastard Music: Jaded January (John Gross)
“Nobody worries about kids listening to thousands, literally thousands, of songs about heartbreak, rejection, pain, misery and loss. Did I listen to pop music because I was miserable? Or was I...
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Sad Bastard Music: Miserable March (John Gross)
Pull up a barstool, take a deep breath and really let the rye fill your lungs as you delve into this month’s installment of Sad Bastard Music. This is a column that takes a moment each month to veer...
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Sad Bastard Music: April. Blah. (John Gross)
Howdy. Thanks for looking at these words on your computer screen. Pour yourself some whisky and crack open a fresh box of Kleenex and let’s get you set up with the latest installment of your monthly...
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Sad Bastard Music: Melancholy May (John Gross)
Heyheyhey. Thanks for looking at the words NO DANCING on your computer screen right now. I wrote them so I could communicate to you some of the best tear-soaked songs out there. All of the below...
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Sad Bastard Music: June Gloom (John Gross)
The sadder the song, the better the song – that’s the motto Welcome to the latest in a monthly installment of your round up for the perfect sad bastard songs for most any occasion. You know how...
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Sad Bastard Music: Down In The Mouth July (John Gross)
Oh, hello there. I didn’t see you sitting there. Please pop a squat on a throne of dried up, used Kleenex and let me take you on a journey of sad bastard music. This monthly column showcases the...
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Sad Bastard Music: Angsty August (John Gross)
Sure, it’s fun to listen to November Rain in its entirety before getting out of bed in the morning, but sometimes it’s nice to spice it up a little and add some variety to your stockade of Sad Bastard...
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Sad Bastard Music: Sulky September (John Gross)
Welcome to another installment of the internet’s definitive column that talks about the best sad pop music there is. Each month we delve into heartbreak and feelings of general no-good, malaise. If...
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Sad Bastard Music: Woeful October (John Gross)
Lost hope? Dreams ended? Spilled milk? This is Sad Bastard Music – a monthly column of the best sad songs of all time and this exists solely for your comfort. Come here buddy … bring it in. Let it all...
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Sad Bastard Music: Jilted January (John Gross)
Lost hope? Dreams ended? Spilled milk? This is Sad Bastard Music – a monthly column of the best sad songs of all time and this exists solely for your comfort. Come here buddy … bring it in. There you...
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Sad Bastard Music: Valentine’s Day Pity Party Mixtape! (John Gross)
The shortest month of the year also just so happens to pack the biggest lonely punch, doesn’t it? Austin Monthly recently reported that “whether you’re strictly against saccharine displays of...
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Sad Bastard Music: Spring Breakup Forever (John Gross)
It’s that time of year again. It’s a time when a flurry of complicated haircuts, free energy drinks and former members of Das Racist pour in to Austin for a music festival that is located in the Lone...
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Sad Bastard Music: April Showers Of Tears (John Gross)
The open bars and potentially killer apps of SXSW have left us and as a result we’re stuck with a strange lonely liquid on our faces for the month of April. As you know by now – my favorite songs are...
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Sad Bastard Music: This May – Heaven Adores You (John Gross)
In honor the upcoming documentary Heaven Adores You, about the late and tragically great Elliott Smith, I’ve chosen to highlight some of the best tracks from his catalog for this month’s sad music...
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Sad Bastard Music: Regretful June (John Gross)
Welcome to another blog post that is full of nothing but Sad Bastard Music. This month, let’s explore regrets. Letting yourself and others down is a bummer feeling. Regrets can be anything as minor as...
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