I have never lost my appetite for new music as I’ve gotten older; my tastes may have sharpened, altered, and gone underground at times, but I have never veered far from the first rock records I coerced my mom into buying me. Every year for the past 5 years, I have analyzed how the GRAMMY […]
Well, I finally got to write about my favorite band for GRAMMY.com! I left the unedited article before, as a lot of words had to come out of it for that piece. I remember looking forward to this weekend in Vegas for 6 months, and it’s hard to believe it’s over. But I left this […]
Well… this feels weird. It was 3:30am on a drizzly Tuesday morning in San Antonio, TX, and I was standing at the checkout counter in front of an umbrella, a poncho, and a box of wine. The cashier looked at me and said, “Ma’am, you can’t buy that after 2am.” It takes me a second […]
You can read my post on GRAMMY.com. …and the next morning I flew home on Southwest and Duff and his wife were on my flight!
If only all shows could be this easy. Exit plane. Take cab to hotel. Thrown bags in room. Take cab to venue. Get handed a pass. Walk through the backstage door that says “Slayer Everything”. Go up to VIP balcony. Rock out. Get a tap on shoulder from a friend asking if I want to […]
“Sometimes I feel very sad Sometimes I feel very sad (Can’t find nothin’ I can put my heart and soul into) Sometimes I feel very sad (Can’t find nothin’ I can put my heart and soul into) I guess I just wasn’t made for these times” ~”I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times”, The Beach […]
You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!
You can read my piece on GRAMMY.com!
It was Monday night, at that time of year where hot and cold battle each other in the air, and the sun going down earlier imbues some primordial instinct on you that you should stay in your cave. Not me. Echo Park’s downtown-meets-neighborhood vibe looked like a weekend hangover as I wrongly maneuvered my way […]
“3 shades of black We all like metal and Whiskey! Livin’ Hard and chasin’ down Hell. We’ll never give up on what we have because the darkness gives us our thrills.” ~”3 Shades Of Black”, Hank Williams III I shimmied my jeans on and tugged on my boots. As I got in my car to […]
{ Aww, thank you!!! } – Nov 19, 10:24 AM
{ I was lucky enough to catch NIN in New Orleans for their Voodoo Music Experience performance. I have seen Trent perform numerous times with NIN... } – Nov 18, 4:04 PM
{ Thin air is so cool, man:) } – Oct 05, 6:24 AM
{ I used to go to a lot of shows at Glen Helen back in the 90s. I can't remember a trip without some fires out... } – Sep 17, 9:23 AM
{ Well written indeed, you 'got it' all the atmosphere of VT. } – Sep 13, 10:15 AM
{ Great review...I loved that you "got it" Your reference to seeing them live, and how their fans know the words to their songs...and when to... } – Sep 12, 4:19 PM