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Why I Will Ban Cell Phones at My Shows When I Am Famous
Last night I saw the Cranberries at Terminal 5 in New York. It was a great show, but that’s not what this post is about. As I was watching the show from the back of the room, all I could see in front of me was a sea of people holding up their phones, desperately [...]
Concert Review – Ani Difranco at the Egg, 4/19/12
Ani Difranco is the most ferocious guitar player I have ever seen. I would dare any hotshot electric guitarist to shred an acoustic with half of the fervor and intense precision as this tiny-but-mighty folkie, who needed only a fistful of heavy-duty press-on nails and a well-tuned Alvarez to kick the ass out of any [...]
Concert Review – Joan Osborne at the Egg, 4/1/12
I think it is a total shame that most people only know Joan Osborne as a “one-hit wonder” for her song “One of Us”, especially considering her roots are in blues and soul music, and the vast majority of her music reflects those roots – not the pop sensibilities of her biggest single. She is [...]
Concert Review and Soapbox Commentary – Jane’s Addiction @ the Palace, 3/2/12
Last night, the Palace Theater turned into an eerie revisiting of the spirit and vibe of the Lollapalooza festival. Well, sort of. Because Lollapalooza was 20 years ago, and now all of those fans are 30-and-40-something faux-grownups who still tried to party like it was 1992. As odd as that was, the most striking part [...]
Article: Patrick Stump’s Post About His Career
Patrick Stump just published a really awesome post on his website where he talks about his life as a musician, and his struggles to please his audience as his career grows and changes. What resonated most with me – and in some ways made me the most sad – was how his fans turned against [...]
Random Post – Old Trent Reznor Footage!
I was the biggest Nine Inch Nails fan in high school, so when I found this footage I was just giddy from the awesomeness. Amazingly hilarious! Tweet Pin It
Love the Music, Don’t Love The Message
<disclaimer>Before I go any further, I want to stress that I don’t want to imply that I think badly of any of the artists I’m about to mention; I think they are just unfortunate examples of a greater issue. </disclaimer> A couple of weeks ago, I started noticing a flurry of posts of a new [...]