Happy Birthday to Me…
HardRockChick.com is 2 years old! Watch out for my terrible twos!
myspace find: JAW
Name: JAW From: Winnipeg Shares DNA with: Tool, Metallica, Pantera Feels Like: Being punched and then hugged on repeat. Key to Success: Pleases both those that like screamers and those that like melodies Needs to Work On: Their logo…I wanted to like it, but I can’t.
LOLROFL Headbanger Hero
I would be really good at this.
Live footage of DEP covering NIN's Wish
Alright, not bad. But if I had been there and heard this, I would have gone apeshit.
Fucked Up, Mika Miko, Leather Feather @ The Independent, 2/8/09
In a hurry to get inside, I forgot to look up at the marquee to see if Fucked Up was really spelled out up there for the world to see. Why in such a hurry? For one, it was a rainy cold mess outside. But mainly, 3 sets with a lot of potential await me [...]
Scott Weiland, The Color Turning @ The Grand, 2/5/09
I was worried when I heard that Weiland tickets were reduced to $10 last week. I know the economy is bad. I know that he’s going through his musician’s mid-life crisis where he just wants to jam and be on his own. I know that the album this tour is promoting and is a result [...]
Meshuggah, Cynic, The Faceless @ Slim's, 2/4/09
I’m standing in line outside Slim’s, hearing the low roar of The Faceless inside, and I’m getting frisked hard. The will call line and the entry line span the block in opposite directions. I already have my earplugs in as I enter the doors. I walk up the stairs and….the place is packed. Like heavy [...]
Techdirt presentation on Trent Reznor
The Trent Reznor formula to save the music industry: CWF (connect with fans) + RTB (reason to buy)= fanatics It is kinda weird for me to hear my whole last few year’s experiences with NIN academic-thesized into a 15 minute presentation. For a second I felt like a pawn in a marketing gimmick. And then [...]
Nice NYT Article on Acrassicauda
It was nice to read that Acrassicauda, the band featured in the documentary Heavy Metal in Baghdad, is living their dream. The US granted them refugee status, and they are currently living in New Jersey. They’ve also met their heroes, Metallica. Welcome to America!
