Pixies announce U.S. “Doolittle” tour dates

Thanks to Annie Zaleski for passing along this super-rad tour news! Unfortunately, no Pixies date for Cleveland means that if you want to see this, you’re going to be road-tripping! But hey, road trips are always awesome! PIXIES ANNOUNCE U.S. “DOOLITTLE” TOUR DATES LOS ANGELES, CA – July 28, 2009 — Europe may get them […]

Cage Match: Bell Biv Devoe vs. Alice Cooper

Before we get to this week’s Cage Match, I want to share my newest musical crush with you: Meet Garfunkel and Oates. Riki Lindhome and Kate Micucci (aka Garfunkel and Oates,) are reason number 8,020 why Youtube is awesome. The video below might be a trailer of coming attractions for future weeks here on the […]

Michael Jackson 1958-2009

One of the largest icons of my generation is gone. Michael Jackson is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice both as a solo artist and a member of the Jackson 5. When I was growing up, there’s no doubt that I had Michael Jackson fever just like every other kid, teenager and […]

Cage Match: Jon vs. John

I look at this week’s battle as a battle between two songs with two of the most awesome song openings of all time. The subject matter of Jon Bon Jovi (and his rock band conveniently named Bon Jovi) and John Cougar, John Cougar Mellencamp, and John Mellencamp (take your pick depending on the year) was […]

Tin Roof. Rusted.

“You’re pretty sentimental aren’t you,” she asked me via text message. Well, yeah….you read the blog, right? That’s what I was thinking, with so many sentimental memories connected to songs, albums, places, and people, I guess like pretty much everyone else in the world. Although I can tell you that I’ve met plenty that aren’t […]