You had me at “100 %.” This post goes out to Mel, Jose, Kelly, Brian and his broken headphones, and all of my friends that I had so much fun with in the 90s! Description: My good friend Mr. Ducker isn’t a DJ, but he always wanted to make an ultimate ’90s tape, something that […]
Category: The 90s
Good Listening: Del Amitri @ Slim’s, San Francisco, CA – 4/30/95
This here post is for TJ @ Viva La Mainstream. There are days in my life that if I were to head off to that desert island, I would require only three albums – Waking Hours, Change Everything, and Twisted. Del Amitri mix tracks from all three of those albums into one night of music […]
Setlist: Tesla – House of Blues Cleveland 10/15/08
While others were busy watching the debate, I was at the House of Blues, debating how much Tesla was ROCKING! Answer: They rocked the rock-o-meter quite nicely. After enjoying the recent live Tesla live DVD, this was my first time officially seeing Tesla with newish guitar player Dave Rude in the fold. It was also […]
I got a peaceful easy feeling…
And I found out a long time ago What a woman can do to your soul Ah, but she can’t take you any way You don’t already know how to go Eagles – “Peaceful Easy Feeling” Last week, I mentioned the Warren Zevon tribute album, and today my ears were back in tribute album territory […]
It’s an R.E.M. Monster, I tell you!
Hey kids, How’s the conclusion of ye olde humpa day going for you all? Me, pretty darn fantastic. I’m at my favorite place to be – HOME. I’m working on figuring out ways to get paid, without having to leave the house. In the meantime, here we are. I’ll start with a fun bit of […]
Because I don’t have enough CDs, inevitably I must buy more…
The opening line is a lil bit of a joke, and I’ve actually been working on thinning out my musical collection lately, which is something I need to focus more on, actually. But I love music, and I love acquiring new music…what’s a boy to do? As you might notice, I’ve been slacking on the […]
New Release Watch: Golden Smog, Jackson Browne, The Replacements, Bill Champlin, and more!
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 […]
Empire Records
Kelly @ Popdose is back with another winner in the Soundtrack Saturday series. Last week: Better Off Dead. This week: Empire Records. I love this movie about a Gen X-run independent record store for a few reasons. One is the nostalgia factor. It definitely makes me think of high school — Class of ‘96, in […]
Blue Rodeo Week: Five Days in July
In honor of Blue Rodeo’s U.S. jaunt happening this 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? Day Three: Five from Greg Keelor Day Four: Five from Jim Cuddy Day Five: Six […]
And how much did you pay for your rock’n’roll t-shirt, that proves you were there…
Thanks to Pete @ Blogness on the Edge of Town for pointing me towards this great essay courtesy of former Sleater-Kinney member Carrie Brownstein – SO awesome…. I used to have such an awesome ticket stub collection prior to three moves in a year and a half…..I keep hoping that one day that I’ll have […]