With music currently being dominated by Indie Pop, folky Americana, and Disney Pop bullshit, Rock has once again regrettably taken an unjust spot in the backseat. Gone is the haydey of early-mid 90’s Hard Rock and Alternative, where loud, deafening guitar-driven bands and artistic, Arena Rock-level acts were a dime a dozen. But fear not:…
Music Monday was skipped this week, mostly because I was only listening to Garbage on repeat in order to prep for their live show yesterday, March 20, at the Wellmont Theater. It was my fourth Garbage outing and needless to say, it was pretty fucking amazing. So I skipped the post Monday, only to inevitably…
I totally almost passed out at work today. As I write this, my feet are blistered, my shins are sore, my neck, charred from too much natural Vitamin D. I still feel like I need to sleep for a week, mostly because I got my ass kicked and had the time of my life at…
I almost forgot how much I love ska until last night’s Reel Big Fish / Goldfinger / Big D and the Kids Table / Suburban Legends show at Toad’s Place in New Haven, Conn. Sure, some of these bands’ heydays were back in the late 90’s/early 00’s, but it really renewed my love for horns,…
Having grown up and attended college in Southern Connecticut , I’ve always had the luxury of having New York City in my backyard. One painless 60-minute train ride, or the equivalent time necessary to slam 3-5 beers, and BAM – I’m dumped smack dab in the middle of the greatest city ever. People literally travel…
Standing five heads back from the stage at the Music Hall of Williamsburg last Friday, I couldn’t help but reel over what I was experiencing. Fiona Apple graced the New York stage for the first time in six years and we were all witness to her rarity – like a strange bird that only flies…
Nada Surf kicked off their tour tonight in New York City, the same day their new album, The Stars Are Indifferent to Astronomy, hit stores. The band played with a second guitarist, Doug Gillard, and plowed through tracks from almost every album of their 20-year career. The setlist was: 1) Clear Eye Clouded Mind* 2)…
Adele? Cool. Patti Smith? Cooooool. Patti Smith covering Adele….well…you can hear it for yourself. A pretty ballsy song for Smith to be playing live, and it’s always nice to hear a Vet keepin’ up with the times. But also: eeek. Props to Twenty Four Bit!
Cee-Lo. Motley Crue. Mash-up. “Girl Don’t Go Away Mad” and “Fuck You.” Whoa.
Gwen Stefani held a charity event tea party thingie in L.A. to benefit the children of Japan in her Save the Children quest. The event was supposed to be a meet and greet with her and her Harajuku Girls…but then THE BAND showed up (excellent!). Check out the 3-song set below, which included Gwen’s “The…