“I killed you in me, I’m willing to live to start over, No sign of love, it’s obsolete, I still feel lust in power, I’m still on the run, I’m still running away from you, And in this shadow I wait for you, Strip for you In white light, my fearless mind, Falling through again, […]
I was really excited when shortly after easily procuring pit tickets to see Rammstein, a System of a Down show was announced for the following night. Two great back-to-back shows in Vegas? Sounds like a plan to me! Except that SOAD tix were not so easy to come by and I spent the next couple […]
photography and video by capital_m Five months earlier, I sat down in my seat at Madison Square Garden after seeing Rammstein for the first time, trying to process what I had just witnessed. Now I was standing at the rail with three of my girlfriends holding ‘I Survived First Row With Rammstein’ stickers covered in […]
I hate the feeling of sickness creeping in. And since I always have a million things to do, I always choose to ignore it. I pulled into the neighborhood of Backstage Live and decided to skip some of the openers in lieu of resting in the car. Two hours later I peeled myself out of […]
It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these! The other day I received a nice little package from Hell Razor, my latest find in cute rock-n-roll accessories. Sometimes with Etsy purchases you have to worry about the quality of these handmade items…but everything I received is sturdy enough to wear to my shows […]
When your hobby begins to take more and more time and you don’t get paid for it but you treat it like a job, the inevitable happens. You begin to wonder if you’re wasting your time. You try to say you’re doing it for yourself and you do but at the same time you hope […]
For the last 9 months, my life has been in transition. I’ve had no real home, and have been far away from my friends and my music and anything I like to do, really. Every show is a 3 hour round trip drive or a flight; therefore everything has been done under a different level […]
Judas Priest. Led Zeppelin. Journey. Bon Jovi. Linkin Park. Countless Rock Journalists. These are Neil Daniels’ subjects, and over email, he became my subject for a moment. Read below for my first writer on writer interview. HardRockChick: What was the first band you fell in love with? Neil Daniels: Probably Queen. I was too young […]
As I went to leave to drive back to Austin I stepped outside and was immediately confused. It was nearly 40 degrees colder than the day before! May 1st is pretty late for a cold front. Back at the power plant, I was already feeling sad about this being the last day. But with a […]
Want to learn to shred like the best of them? I’m working with Guitar Master Class to give away some 6 month subscriptions to their site full of instructional videos. Hurry up and email me at hrc at hardrockchick dot com for your chance to win! Deadline is Wednesday, May 11. And at the end […]
{ Thank you for a perfect piece on my favorite band. You were somehow able to cature the ephemeral nature Of a VT show... It is... } – Oct 20, 12:49 PM
{ Thanks, Paul! It's in eBook form only...if you're into that, there are direct links to get it on Amazon/iTunes/Nook in the right column of this... } – Sep 24, 9:26 AM
{ Thanks HRC. How do I get a copy of your book? } – Sep 23, 4:42 PM
{ I couldn't agree more with your assessment of the situation. I felt the same way in Chicago, only with super shitty NIN-presale seats. } – Aug 27, 6:21 PM
{ As usual Jamie, you nailed it. (See what I did there?) Soundgarden had the stronger set for sure--- and while I never had any kind... } – Aug 27, 11:02 AM
{ I felt the same way. Always like to see NIN but wish it wasn't a festival set that they were kind of sleepwalking through (there... } – Aug 27, 10:20 AM