Mildly unuseful note(s): in terms of the best albums of the year, everyone has their opinion; as is the case with haircuts (I’m looking at you MySpace emo-trash). But, the case is, most of the time something cool comes out of them. Hell, one might even find an album that one has never heard before. […]
There is a disclaimer and/or explanation and/or rant which is needed for this list. I have a lot of distaste for most other people’s favorite albums list, as a matter of fact, I’m not even sure that mine is the truth. As I went through it, again, and again, I kept wanting to reorganize the […]
Last night was a Red Stripe fiesta. If you don’t know what Red Stripe is, it’s a Jamaican beer made famous (in the US, anyways) by the companies RAD commercials. Red Stripe, Hooray for Beer! Anyways, it tasted so good that I made a song about it. Not so much, made as stole from other […]
I can’t really call this a book review, because this isn’t really a review, and some have noted, that frankly, this isn’t much of a book. The story of this book, for me at least, goes back to when I was in junior high school. I was really enjoying bands like Primus, White Zombie, Pantera, […]
To be honest, I was surprised to see the magazine in my mailbox this month. As I normally do, I skimmed it just in case if there was something noteworthy that I should check out. I dearly enjoy Pearl Jam, but the Eddie Vedder interview was bland and covered almost nothing relevant. There is an […]
Photos of Rob Lumbard taken September 17, 2005 at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake, Iowa and February 19, 2005 at Marvin’s Gardens in Fort Dodge, Iowa. [This post was first published by Culture Bully.]
This show was a different kind of experience for me. Most of the shows I’ve been to have been in “clubs” and this one…was in…THE ZOO. I will get into the ranting after the actual review of Tegan and Sara’s set …IN THE ZOO… Tegan & Sara – They performed a good selection of songs, […]
I must clarify that I was very happy, surprised even, when a “letter to the editor” I had written for a class was published in the magazine (January?). This commentary voiced my opinion (the right one, of course) that Thurston Moore was deserving of much more credit than he was given in SPINs annual “Cool […]
Though I’ve known about the show for over a month, actually making it down there was a spur of the moment type situation. I had decided in the morning that I would take my little sister to the show, making it her first. When I remembered back to my first concert (The Cranberries & Cracker…it […]
I received a press release regarding a new band “She Wants Revenge.” They were described as follows: They play new wave alt-pop influenced by Depeche Mode and Bauhaus but with a totally modern flavor, and they just write really incredible songs. They are out touring with Bloc Party nationally, and are starting to blow up […]
I was well aware of “Chain Gang of Love” but I wasn’t all that interested in checking out “Pretty in Black” until I saw the group perform on Late Night with Conan O”Brien. I don’t recall which song the group played, but it was excellent. “Chain Gand of Love” doesn’t begin by following my dreams […]
I must admit that I have been a Weezer fan since the first album…I saw them on tour when they were supporting Pinkerton…but…ouch, this album…not soo good..here’s my 63 word review. Beverly Hills: Meh. Perfect Situation: Not Really. This is Such a Pity: Yes it is. Hold Me: No. Peace: Not Likely. We Are All […]
This is the first show I’ve seen in seriously (it IS time to get serious, people) a year. The last show I saw was The (International) Noise Conspiracy & The Rogers Sisters & The Boss Martians play at the Triple Rock Social Club in Minneapolis. Believe you and me sailor man, the 8 hour drive […]
There’s something funny about titling your show “My Life on the ‘D’-List,” isn’t there? Not really. Fitting for a show that really has nothing funny or original about it. I needed a break from some papers I was writing tonight and I turned on the television. I had heard about the show (and by heard […]