Coachella has released this year’s lineup, and as usual – it’s a tough call. There are a few bands I haven’t seen that I would love to – namely, Thom Yorke, Gorillaz, The Dead Weather, Devo and a few others.
But then again, there are a few acts I have no interest in seeing at [...]
Pretty excited about the new David Byrne album – his collaboration with Fatboy Slim, telling the story of Imelda Marcos. Odd as that sounds, I’ll buy it on pure Faith because Byrne never puts out junk. Although it’s disappointing that he only sings on two of the twenty-two tracks on the double CD.
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Since the weather has been decent for a few days, it’s got me thinking about this coming summer. I sadly am not going to Coachella this year, although I will be watching highlights this weekend over the web. But no worries, there’s plenty of other music I am looking forward to this summer.
The Kills/The Horrors
This [...]
It’s the beginning of January and to be perfectly honest, it’s like I had forgotten I even have a blog. Here’s what I’ve been up to:
Cooper Update
The past 7 months since baby Cooper was born have been a bit of a blur. The beginning was a shock to the system, but over the months we’ve [...]
Ok, this post is about four months late. Which is better than never, but only just barely. An unintended consequence of Cooper’s birth was that it coincided with some incredible Cure tickets I had for the same evening. I know, to even mention such a thing provides fairly strong evidence that my priorities are screwed [...]
I’ve been to all the Lollapaloozas at Grant Park (and more than a couple back in the 90s’s too) and I’ve always kind of half-assed them. They’ve never really gotten the attention and adoration from me that Coachella has. Which really isn’t fair, because Lollapalooza is almost as good as Coachella. Almost. And this year [...]