I remember the first time I went into Half Price Books and found a copy of a CD I had played on in the used bin. This is one of those milestones as a musician. Others include: Hearing yourself on the radio Reading a review in a publication Seeing yourself on television Reading about yourself in a gossip column Reading… Read more →
Category: Music Archive
What Year is This Again?
I’m just checking, because I was parusing the local music calendar and saw a listing for this tomorrow night: If I’m reading this right, LA Guns and the Bullet Boys are playing at the Meridian tomorrow night. Hmmm…if I turn on AM radio and hear Z-Rock, I’m first going to cry, then I’m going to try my hardest to wake… Read more →
Christmas Music: The Real Deal
I’ve poked fun at Christmas albums this year from Twisted Sister and Ali Lohan. I’ve joked about the holidays on more than one occassion. But, let it be known that I am a complete and total sucker for the holidays. I watch a lot of stupid Hallmark channel movies, Food Network holiday food shows and get sentimental over Christmas at… Read more →
American Music Awards = Suckitude
Another lame awards show, another waste of time. Some observations from the 2006 AMA’s: It’s pretty bad when Lionel Ritchie re-hashing a hit from 20 years ago (OUTRAGEOUS!) trumps virtually every other performer. Memo to artists everywhere: a good song performed by a great singer with a killer band is ALWAYS a good thing no matter how old the song… Read more →
The Beatles Mashup “Love”
I’m not big on mashups, but I’m an old grumpy fart who’s constantly yelling at kids to get out of his yard, so what do I know? But, I like this and I am definitely picking it up. My mom went to the Cirque show in Vegas and said it was amazing. This mini documentary below is awesome! Read more →
In the Midnight Hour, She Cried Ho Ho Ho!
What is the deal with all the holiday album silliness? We’ve had the Twisted Sister abomination to go along with others including Sufjan Stevens, Aimee Mann, James Taylor, Robin Gibb, Brad Paisley and more predictable fare. Now, a Billy Idol Christmas album? It’s true. I’m not sure what scares me more about this, but I’ll list the top 3 possibilities… Read more →
Cello Sounds So Much Better as Metal Guitar
Nothing, not even my mention of the Twisted Sister Christmas album, could prepare any of us for this… AHHHHHHHHHH, look at all the SCARY people… Read more →
The Geeks Get the Girls
I was reading A Girl’s Guide to Geek Guys and while I’m not a COMPLETE geek, I will admit that my annoyingly lengthy diatribe tonight with my girlfriend on the benefits of recording analog as opposed to digital (sorry, K!) puts me firmly in the category of “music geek.” To make me feel better, I submit the lyrics to the… Read more →
Ben Folds Video
I love Ben Folds in a very heterosexual, musican-ly love. He’s completely cool in his total dorkiness and that makes him rad and wicked and…am I still typing? Anyway, here’s a video of his I found on Stereogum.com, which is also rad and wicked in its own way. “Learn to Live With What You Are” – Ben Folds Read more →
orange is in on iTunes
Sweet! My band, orange is in, is now available for download via iTunes. How cool is that? (answer: very) So, tell your friends to download it already! Sheesh. 🙂 Read more →