Thought I’d shine the light on a few things that are hitting stores on Tuesday that you’ll probably want to be aware of. The first item on my list is the new Golden Smog anthology Stay Golden Smog: The Best of Golden Smog – The Rykodisc Years. I’ve been living with an advance copy of […]
Category: The 00s
Please, ask this one about dinosaurs…
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler were brilliant on SNL last night…
Blue Rodeo Week: Five from Greg Keelor
In honor of Blue Rodeo’s U.S. jaunt happening next week, I’ve decided to celebrate with Blue Rodeo Week. Here’s where we’ve been so far: Day One: T is for The Days in Between Day Two: What am I doing here? That brings us to Day Three of Blue Rodeo week. The band’s early output in […]
Metallica + Dave Grohl and Taylor Hawkins = pretty Fookin’ good stuff!
Metallica’s Death Magnetic is now officially in stores, and seems to be getting high marks from fans and critics alike across the board. Here are some reviews from blog friends o’ mine including Rob @ 1888 Media, TJ @ Viva La Mainstream, and Chris Akin @ Pitriff.com shares no less than 4 reviews, including his […]
Good Listening: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Live in New York City Volume 2
You’ve got part three already, and now, here is part two: Thanks by the way, to Pete @ Blogness on the Edge of Town for making my day times twelve by mentioning Addicted to Vinyl in this post pointing fellow Bruce-lovin’ folks here. Blogness has become a daily must surf for me, and though I […]
More on those Blue Rodeo live dates, and how about a live DVD/CD release?
I’m prepping for a road trip to Detroit next week to see Blue Rodeo at The Magic Bag. It is a much needed breather that will do a lot to preserve my fragile grip on everyday sanity. I was hoping to make a two-day trip out of it, and catch the BR show in Chicago […]
Setlist: Journey, Heart, and Cheap Trick – Blossom Music Center 9-6-08
On Saturday night I took my sister out for the full rock and roll experience via one of the best tours of the summer – Journey with special guests Heart and Cheap Trick. This was her first time seeing Heart and Cheap Trick, and as she reminded me, she had seen Journey (with Steve Augeri […]
A head on collision of music and my life
I don’t even know where to begin this one, so we’ll start here: I’m messaging back and forth today with my friend AK, one of my friends that goes way back in my timeline. I guess that she and I have known each other nearly 20 years now, and yet we know each other better […]
Good Listening: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band – Live in New York City Volume 3
This one is for Dan, who threw down a challenge to me in the comments of this Springsteen post: Hey, in the spirit of the Boss, share a boot! Reach back and find something obscure that has a lot of meaning to you. Blatant begging. Sorry. (I’ll also send this out to site regular Ann […]
Setlist: Styx @ House of Blues 8-24-08
In the moments before Styx took the stage at House of Blues in Cleveland, “Wake Up Little Susie” by The Everly Brothers played at elevated volume through the sound system. There was significance behind the song choice that likely was unnoticed by most of the crowd in attendance. Susie Young, wife of longtime Styx guitarist […]