One of my best social media moments. My Tweet about #RejectedGrammyCategories made the Daily Rehash list. I’m there with the likes of John Fugelsang and Denny’s. This marks the second …
Music
Lou Reed was a genius. But not because he was a great musician.
Toad the Wet Sprocket return with their first album since 1997.
Liam Gallagher sounds like he’s desperate.
For a guy who refused to perform Creedence Clearwater Revival songs for many years, John Fogerty sure is making up for lost time.
Welcome back, Dave. Was “Different Kind of Truth” worth the long wait?
Maybe when Stewart Copeland is done being a drummer, he has a possible career as a political spin doctor.
“Chinese Democracy” is Axl Rose’s “Star Wars” prequel trilogy.
This is an old favorite of mine. I originally wrote it for my Livejournal blog and decided it was time to import it over here. Still holds up, except for the fact that the Verve broke up shortly afterwards. That and the Robbie Williams line about not wanting to rejoin Take That.
Adapted from my initial concert review on my Livejournal site. The original piece was written the day after the concert and was more of a play-by-play of each song at the show. I went to the second of Cream’s three reunion shows at Madison Square Garden. There were rumors Cream would reunite one last time for the Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert in 2007, but some other band ended up playing that night.
Manhattan Federal Judge Kimba Wood Calls Record Companies’ Request for $75 Trillion in Damages ‘Absurd’ in Lime Wire Copyright Case. Not as absurd as Rebecca Black’s “Friday” – an Auto-Tuned …
Here’s my review of Depeche Mode’s concert at the Barclays Center during the recent “Delta Machine Tour.”
For a band that always loomed larger than life, “Celebration Day” was a fairly restrained and modest effort.
Another one that was adapted from my initial concert review on my Livejournal site. The original piece was written the day after the concert and was more of a play-by-play of each song at the show. Clapton and Winwood have toured multiple times since this show, and even came back to MSG a year later. I didn’t go to that show.
Containing not one but two references to “Insane in the Brain!” I couldn’t be prouder of myself. (subscription required)