Top 5: Album Openers

First of all, shucks – my longtime Cleveland pal Len over at Jawbone Radio gave this baby blog a very nice shout-out. Jawbone is a great Cleveland-based podcast that once upon a time, I was blessed enough to be on as a guest. Len is also among other things, a big Star Wars fan, which […]

Weezer debuts another classic video

The great rock band Weezer put the video for their latest ditty Pork and Beans online today. Thanks to Michael Gallucci over at Scene Magazine for hipping me to the vid! Gallucci writes: If you’re anything like us, you spend at least 65 percent of your workday watching YouTube videos. And we bet you’re gonna […]

Life on Planet Rock with Metallica

Metallica – Fight Fire with Fire (live at the Wiltern in May of 2008 w/ Flea from the Red Hot Chili Peppers) Former RIP Magazine editor Lonn Friend shares a great read and look back at his time spent with Metallica, chronicling the genesis of what would become “The Black Album.” Friend posted the following […]

The Tom Waits word of the day

This is brilliant comedy from the mind of Tom Waits, delivered to you in a great video dosage that comes in at just under 4 minutes of must-watch material. The seriously good news is that you’ve got 13 chances to see Tom Waits play in concert this year, at some of the most historic theaters […]