On my way to the store today, I decided to flip over from my standard fare of AM sports radio to FM because of the barrage of bowl games for which I have no interest. I don’t often wander across the FM dial except to listen to jazz on KTSU or catch NPR on KUHF. I find I’m much happier… Read more →
Category: Music Rants
More Proof the Grammys Suck
As if we needed any further evidence that the Grammy Awards were stupid, pointless and utterly out of touch with modern music, the nominees for the 49th annual circus were announced today. I don’t really have comments either way on most of the stuff, but these two categories peaked my interest. Best Rock Song Snow Patrol – “Chasing Cars” Red… 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 →
Candidates in Support of the Music Scene?
I was reading Off the Kuff and saw this link to John Nova Lomax of the Houston Press and his article suggesting that the gentrification of neighborhoods like Montrose and the Washington Avenue Corridor are to blame for the loss of clubs like Helios and Mary Jane’s. He’s right of course, but his suggestion is to fight the system by… Read more →
It’s a Twisted Sister Christmas Ya’ll!
It’s that most wonderful time of the year when all the stores are filled with the signts and sounds of the holidays, when people are nicer and bad heavy metal bands from the 80’s re-unite to make Christmas CD’s. Wait..what? That’s right, kids! Just in time for Yule tide caroles being sung by a choir, Dee Snider and his band… Read more →
My Top Ten Performance Disasters
In honor of Stereogum’s post about the Top Ten Onstage Meltdowns, I thought I’d humbly submit the ten worst performance disasters from my years of playing music. Yikes! 10. Baking Like a Fish The Basics played in Corpus Christi at Cole Park. Think Party on the Plaza near the beach. It was a swealtering July afternoon and we were in… Read more →
What’s Next, Metallica Brand Toilet Paper?
There is an episode of the Simpsons where a large number of Krusty the Clown brand items are described or shown. These include but are not limited to the following (that was for my attorneys) Krusty Brand Non-Toxic Kologne Krusty Brand Sulfuric Acid Krusty Brand Hand Guns Krusty Brand Lady Krusty Mustache Remover System Krusty Brand Home Pregnancy Test Krusty… Read more →
It’s The Mostest Scariestest Timest of the Yearest
Well, it’s the holiday season again. Today is Halloween after all, so it is fitting that I terrify you beyond the ability for rational thought. No, this isn’t a review of Saw III or some crazy story about how hot porn ghosts have their way with you on Halloween night if you’ve been naughty rather than nice (that actually happens,… Read more →
Dixie Chicks Shouldn’t Be Ready to Make Nice
I was watching 60 Minutes the other night. I love that fiesty old kermudgin, Andy Rooney and his insightful witticisms. Not really, but I thought that sounded good. Anyway, I tuned in to catch Steve Croft’s interview with the Dixie Chicks. I’m no country fan or a fan of the Chicks for that matter, but the whole “I’m ashamed the… Read more →
Lack of Support Not Just a Problem for Breasts
I was at a Houston Music Roundtable get together on Tuesday chatting with my friend and mega-talented keyboardist, Ian Varley. We were talking about an article written in the Houston Press where he was quoted talking about the lack of a local music scene. Ian brought up a really interesting point – something I honestly had not considered – the… Read more →