The Week in Rock Roundtable: Week Four
Here are your links for last week’s the Week in Rock Roundtable: Part 1: where we discuss Prism (“the Canadian Toto”) and Tony “Huge in Germany” Carey Part 2: where we discuss Peter “wants to be in the J Geils band” Wolf, even more Robert Plant and Live (“Could Live Get More Punchingly Earnest Than...
The Week in Rock Roundtable: Week Three
I got so caught up in my excitement for St. Patrick’s Day that I completely forgot to link out to last week’s Week in Rock Roundtable. Last week, John from Lost in the ’80s joined, along with Gary from Media Hound and Will from Bullz-Eye. Don’t ask me what the current participant count is, because...
Lost MP3(s) of the Week: “You Only Live Twice”
I love James Bond movies. And when I say “James Bond movies,” I mean the ones starring Sean Connery. Maybe I’m just an old fashioned kind of girl, but in my eyes, no man has been able to so much as hold a candle to Sean Connery’s Bond. Bond debate aside, one thing most Bond...
The Week in Rock Roundtable: Week Two
There’s been so much Week in Rock Roundtable goodness going on! Firstly, the second installment from last week’s discussion can be read here. On the chopping block: Journey, The Firm, Robert Plant, Aerosmith. Secondly, two more people came on board for this week’s bantering: Dave M. from Bullz-Eye, and Michael from Down with Snark! This...
Prince Half-Time Show possibly responsible for turning Audience members Gay
It’s highly likely that most of you have seen these by now, but the Smoking Gun has a plethora of letters from viewers concerned about the subject matter that Prince’s performance supposedly represented (a cigar is never just a cigar, right?). Here are a few highlights: “CBS Sports producers knew, that when the former penist...
Week in Rock Roundtable: Week One
Many bloggers need events in order to stop trying to chart on hype machine and combine their talents. But where are the long-lasting partnerships in music blogging? Are we all so busy competing for readers that we can’t be bothered to come together in the name of what it is we’re doing all of this...
Athena / I Had No Idea How Much I’d Need Her
I’ve wanted a tattoo since I was in high school. I came up with new ideas every month, desperately searching for the perfect image to get emblazoned on my skin. I never got anything, though, because despite my longing to decorate my body with ink, I knew that I hadn’t come across anything that I...
I Know it’s Only Rock ‘n’ Roll, but I Like it…
When I’m trying to recall something from my life thus far, there are generally two points of reference that I use: 1) what band I was listening to the most and 2) who I had a crush on at the time. As I’ve gotten older, it’s become harder to categorize things this way, because my...
2 Nights at Madison Square Garden.
I know, I know. It’s been ages, my friends. I was on a good roll there, too. But there is this whole interning thing, and looking for a job thing, and looking for an apartment thing. Then I got ambushed by a sinus infection. I know everyone hates an excuse-giver, but I couldn’t help but...
Crikey!
Men At Work: “Down Under” (download) Elton John: “Crocodile Rock” (download) Massive Attack & Tracey Thorn: “When The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game” (download) So here I am, listening to random mp3s from some French record label, and a friend messages me and says that the Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin has been stabbed by...
22nd Birthday Extravaganza!
Things in History that happened on August 28th (from Wikipedia): 475 – The Roman general Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his capital of Ravenna and appoints his own son Romulus Augustus in his place. 1565 – St. Augustine, Florida, established. It is the oldest surviving settlement in the European United States....
I Will do Anything for Smooth Music.
I apologize for the lack of updates this week. Between interning, looking for jobs and getting ready to move out of the apt. where I was staying in Queens, it’s been a busy week. I have plenty to write about, but I’m still digesting a lot of it. However, one thing I did get to...
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