R.I.P.: Doug Fieger of The Knack

Sad news:  Doug Fieger, founding member/vocalist for The Knack, passed away over the weekend after a six year battle with cancer.  I never saw The Knack personally, but every time I think of the band, inevitably my mind drifts to the following moment in Reality Bites (this would be a good time for a small […]

Never Gonna Give Your Teen Spirit Up

If you haven’t seen this yet, you’re going to love it – it’s a whole new way of getting Rick Rolled. And you love that, right? Think about how much you love Nirvana as well, and you’ll realize that this is clearly a win/win situation for you. You’re welcome! But Rick wasn’t done, oh no […]

A challenging interview with Billy Bob Thornton

If you haven’t seen it yet, I think you’ll enjoy CBC radio host Jian Ghomeshi’s interview with actor/musician Billy Bob Thornton and his band The Boxmasters. The Boxmasters were in Toronto for a pair of shows opening for Willie Nelson at Massey Hall, and Thornton took issue with the mention of the “actor” side of […]

Eddie Trunk with Night Ranger

This weekend, I got to spend some time talking with syndicated radio personality Eddie Trunk (Sirius/XM, That Metal Show, Q104.3/ NYC, etc.) and it was good to hear the latest down low regarding his radio activities and otherwise. Today, while recovering from the induction ceremonies last night, I came across an interview that Eddie did […]

The mother of all funk chords

This is pretty awesome… What you’re about to see is a mix of unrelated Youtube videos/clips edited together to create ThruYou. In other words, what you see is what you hear. Check out the credits for each video. You might find yourself. ThruYou website