2011: the year of weird. I went to NAMM, had my second year at GRAMMY week, tackled SXSW, and conquered Austin Psych Fest. I talked...
There’s one word to describe my 2011: WEIRD. I didn’t really have a home; I spent more nights in hotels rooms and on planes than...
I was kinda light on discovering new music this year. But, this is an honest list (last.fm keeps me honest – behavioral analytics FTW) that...
Out of my 112 adventures this year….these were the 10 that rose to the top. How do I decide? I just went with the first...
Most of the music I listen to would not be deemed as comforting. Sometimes life just gets to me. I get annoyed with everything, and...
These are some songs that come up on shuffle and I have to take a double take at the beginning….not that it’s a bad thing…..good...
OK, I think I’m done with my 2009 lists. It’s good to take a look back at the year, realize what was good (a lot),...
I was able to see some amazing musicians this year: the fabulous front people: Trent Reznor, Maynard James Keenan, Chris Cornell, Scott Weiland, Perry Farrell,...
These were the openers. The ones who I went to the show not knowing well, and left loving. The ones that had short little sets...
It’s a questions I’m frequently asked: “So, HRC….I bet you see some crazy stuff at all those wild shows you go to….what’s the craziest thing...
So you’d think that after catching 115 shows that I’d seen it all, right? WRONG! Here are the shows that keep coming up as ones...
I started to think about this list last month. How will I be able to choose my top shows? What’s the criteria? I thought about...
It was actually a pretty easy process to pick my top 10 albums for 2009. All I had to do was look at what was...
Guns ‘n’ Roses / Don’t Cry Aerosmith / Cryin’ Aerosmith – Cryin’ – Watch more Music Videos at Vodpod. Ozzy Osbourne / No More Tears...
I’ve been having really intense dreams lately. I’ve also been having pretty serious insomnia issues- so perhaps my elongated naps are making for these crazy...
I’ve always been a little obsessed with serial killers….well, ever since I went to see Silence of the Lambs when I was 10 years old....
I was recently reminded of a song featuring my real name. I got to thinking, it’s odd that there are songs talking about girls with...
Ocean Size/Jane’s Addiction (awesome video from 1986!): Wave of Mutilation/The Pixies: Ocean Planet/Gojira: When Acting as a Wave/The Dillinger Escape Plan: La Mer/Nine Inch Nails:
Songs with ‘SEX’ in the title. Plasmatics/Sex Junkie: Wendy O Williams just put it ALL out there. The Plasmatics – Sex Junkie Air/Sexy Boy: Not...
She’s Lost Control/Joy Division: She’s In Parties/Bauhaus: She’s Gone/Brian Jonestown Massacre: She’s Hit/The Birthday Party: Living Loving Maid (She’s Just a Woman)/Led Zeppelin:
the birthday massacre: the beatles: the birthday party: dethklok: NOFX:
–Head Down– NIN: Soundgarden: –Hypnotize– System of a Down: White Stripes: Audioslave: –Weapon of Choice– Black Rebel Motorcycle Club: Fatboy Slim: Flight of the Conchords:...
It has been raining nonstop here with no end in sight. Thus: Rain When I Die/Alice in Chains: I’m Only Happy When It Rains/Garbage: Raining...
Happy Valentine’s Day… Love/Hate/Love: Alice in Chains Love Burns: Black Rebel Motorcycle Club I Feel Loved: Depeche Mode Love Will Tear Us Apart: Joy Division...
OK, so I don’t give the drummers much luv in my reviews- but that’s because they tend to be placed where I can’t see them…or...
Follow this growing list of bands on Twitter: The Faint The Dillinger Escape Plan The Streets Chris Cornell Combichrist Follow me!
Soundboard: A soundboard is a device traditionally created in Adobe Flash that catalogs and plays many short soundbites and audio clips. I had no idea...
Ozzy Osbourne: Crazy Train Gorillaz: Feel Good Inc. Pink Floyd: Brain Damage Sex Pistols: Anarchy in the UK Faith No More: Land of Sunshine
HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!! Meat Sandwich/GWAR Mashed/Goon Moon Mexican Seafood/Nirvana Cracker/OhGr Piece of Pie/Stone Temple Pilots
Some are interesting. Some are atrocities. None are metal. Hello, step it up, guys. Rap is kicking your ass. from democraticstuff.com Obama is Here- Ludacris...
1. Dr. Rockso, the Rock ‘n Roll Clown: The Inspiration: The Costume: 2. Judy Nails from Guitar Hero: The Inspiration: The Costume: 3. Grunge is...
So, I’m currently obsessing about vampires because of a) True Blood’s Vampire Bill, b) the upcoming Halloween holiday and my nice set of fangs, and...
You must see them before you die, this is an order! Theses are bands that IMHO are the best bang for your buck. I have...
You think they’re over, then they come back… Rain When I Die/Alice In Chains: Sister/She Wants Revenge: Hello Goodbye/The Beatles: Thank You/Led Zeppelin: 1,000,000/NIN:
Actors who rock, or try to rock… 30 Seconds to Mars/Jared Leto: My So Called Life:
It’s mid summer, and while SF stays comparatively cool, most of the Northern Hemisphere is enjoying the heat of summer…I’ll pretend in my air conditioning-less...
Type O Negative covers Seals & Crofts ’70s hit ‘Summer Breeze’ for the movie I Know What You Did Last Summer
1. Manson removed his bottom 2 ribs so that he could give himself a blow job/He was Paul from the Wonder Years
So one of my most read entries is Top 5 Stripper songs. Apparently there are a lot of people out there looking for stripper worthy...
Velvet Underground It is often said that while only a few thousand people bought their first record when it was releases, almost all of them...
These are the voices I love to hear over and over and over again: Chris Cornell/Soundgarden, Audioslave, and…um….solo albums
Brilliant, self-destructive, esoteric, wacky…all good descriptors of the following: 1. Anton Newcombe/Brian Jonestown Massacre 45% genius/55% insanity 2. Wayne Coyne/The Flaming Lips 75% genius/25% insanity...
1. Twiggy Ramirez/Jeordie White of Marilyn Manson, Goon Moon, A Perfect Circle, and Nine Inch Nails 2. Mike Inez of Alice in Chains (It’s hard...
OK Go: Here It Goes Again. All well choreographed and well practiced dance moves make this seem higher budget than it is. Mickey Avalon: Waiting...
1. electro-synth spaz: Yip-Yip 2. Ghettotech / Concrete / Melodramatic Popular Song :Rjd2 3. Screamo / Glam / Rap: Foreign Beggars 4. Death Metal /...
1. Spike Jonze Fatboy Slim/Praise You. To put himself in the starring role took something all by itself. And it was very timely, hitting in...
The world is pretty fucked up right now. Today felt like the tipping point where all hell began to break loose. Yesterday was Blue Monday…perhaps...
1. Your ticket. There’s no worse feeling than getting to a show and realizing you left your ticket at home. Likewise, if your ticket is...
Ready to Die, Notorious BIG Three years before his death, BIG proclaimed that he was ready with this album and song title. Ready to Die...
These songs could go on forever…and almost do. Christian Woman, Type O Negative (9:04) Freebird, Lynyrd Skynyrd (9:13) Estranged, Guns ‘n’ Roses (9:24)
They leave me wanting more every time. Breaking Glass, David Bowie (1:53) Been A Son, Nirvana (1:56) Yesterdays, The Beatles (2:05) Dropkick The Punks, The...
Some of them are technically amazing, some of them are really fun to watch, and several are both…and many of them are highly underrated. These...
The Thanksgiving Song, Adam Sandler Music Video:THE THANKSGIVING SONG (by Adam Sandler) Music Video Code provided by Video Code Zone Ya’ll Some Turkeys (actually, it’s...
Soldier’s Poem, Muse Soldier, Eminem Unknown Soldier, The Doors Fortunate Son, Creedence Clearwater Revival The Good Soldier, Nine Inch Nails
Happy Halloween! Everyday is Halloween, Ministry Bela Lugosi’s Dead, Bauhaus Dragula, Rob Zombie Dead Souls, Joy Division If I Was Your Vampire, Marilyn Manson
“Hard Rock Chick…how do you find out about all of the wonderful shows you go to?” Well, my dear readers, let me bestow some knowledge...
AC/DSHE Mini Kiss Evolution (Journey) Lez Zeppelin Excercise One (Joy Division)
Why did these 5 make the cut? First off, they make great music. Then, they have the drive, putting themselves out there nonstop. They have...
1. President Clinton plays the sax on Arsenio Hall 2. MC Rove 3. Bush Bongo 4. Colin Powell YMCA’s 5. Marilyn Monroe sings Happy Birthday...
1. Jesse and the Rippers/Full House Haha- I just watched the Bob Saget stand up special on HBO, and he reminded me of Jesse and...
After seeing Simon Rex this week, I thought about how many musicians have done porn. Enough for a top 5! 1. duh…Tommy Lee 2. Simon...
Having just completed a test spin of M.I.A.’s new album, Kala, currently streaming on myspace, I’m in the mood to critique artist’s usage of myspace....
This is the stuff we look for- it’s what we talk about, blog about, take pictures of, and generally enjoy the most about going to...
Why is it that people tend to not think you’re cultured when you attend a lot of shows? That saying I’m going to see M.I.A....
Manager In a strange sounding Wiki, a band manager is described as someone who assists the band in making business decision. The choices of venues,...
David Bowie in The Labyrinth and Twin Peaks Gavin Rossdale in Constantine Flea in Back to the Future II Keith Richards in Pirates of the...
The rock magazine is an integral piece of the music industry, even as a large part of their up-to-the minute-news are now on the web....
Were we smoking crack when we were kids? Cuz why do these kid shows look so weird now? Here are examples of music in cartoons...
When I’m not checking out a show at The Warfield or The Independent….you might find me at one of these places. Monthly mash up parties...
Back before DVRs, we sat through these intros every time we watched these shows. And we all watched them, since we only had like 50...
One is better than none. But these songs are all so great, how could they not make more? Before you ream me for this one…I...
See the movie, get this song stuck in your head. These movies own these songs/artists. 1. Q. Lazzarus in Silence of the Lambs 2. Tears...
1. Bauhaus: Bela Lugosi’s Dead 2. The Cure: Lovesong 3. Joy Division: Dead Souls 4. Depeche Mode: Everything Counts 5. Skinny Puppy: Testure
These videos are all priceless in and of themselves. Learn these moves and take ’em to tha club this weekend. 1. The Moonwalk 2. The...
In honor of going to see some people get hacked up and get blood all over me (chill, it’s Night of the Living Dead Live),...
1. Warm Leatherette, The Normal 2. Master and Servant, Depeche Mode 3. Happiness in Slavery, NIN 4. Erotica, Madonna 5. Venus In Furs, Velvet Underground
1. Maxell 2. Starbucks Double Shot 3. Discover Card 4. Mitsubishi (Japan) 5. AIWA
So I found more songs about being in lust and breaking up than being in love! 1. Love Will Tear Us Apart, Joy Division. The...
1. Hello, I Love You, The Doors. For that ‘love at first sight’ thing. 2. Love Me Tender, Elvis. For that ‘content love’ thing. 3....
1. Obsession, Animotion 2. Need You Tonight, INXS 3. The More You Ignore Me, The Closer I Get, Morrisey 4. Do Ya Think I’m Sexy,...
We all had these CDs, maybe tapes even, when we were younger. Then they fell of the face of the earth. These guys are all...
Awful, awful mistake. It’s like getting a tattoo of your lover’s name for normal people- don’t put your lover in your video, music people. It’s...
It’s summer road trip time! Here are the top my roadtrip playlist: 1. On The Road Again, Willie Nelson 2. Highway To Hell, AC/DC 3....
Several bands are reuniting to do new albums: Smashing Pumpkins, No Doubt, Weezer….here are 5 that should really think about it: 1. Soundgarden 2. Outkast...
1. Jimi Hendrix lights his guitar on fire 2. Pete Townsend, the original guitar smasher 3. Eddie Van Halen, speed and slides 4. Angus Young,...
5 videos that’ll make you go wha? whoa! omg! 1: Satifaction: Benny Benassi 2. Easy Love: MSTRKRFT 3. Boys Wanna Be Her: Peaches 4. Happiness...
1. Rollins Band: Liar 2. Nada Surf: Popular 3. LCD Soundsystem: Losing My Edge 4. Butthole Surfers: Pepper 5. Pantera: Good Friends and a Bottle...
Hey- the national spelling bee was this week. Here are some of the best spelling songs!!!! 1. The Faint: Take Me to the Hospital. “Take...
What is machinima? Read the wiki here. Prepare to geek out. 1. Ballad of Black Mesa ipod parody 2. Nine Inch Nails ‘Only’/Sims 2 3....
Music makes people do crazy things. Mix that with youtube, and here’s what you get. 1. Closer, Nine Inch Nails This video is too funny....
1. Service Charges, aka IN-convenience charges. Yay, I’m going to see the Smashing Pumpkins for $25!!! Deal. Wait…2 tickets and the total is $78??? WTF???...
1. D’Arcy of Smashing Pumpkins 2. Sean Yseult of White Zombie. You can now buy her pretty scarves here. 3. Courtney Love of Hole- pre-plastic...
1. The Henry Rollins Show on IFC 2. Criss Angel, Mindfreak on A&E 3. Steve’s Untitled Rock Show on Fuse
1. Have to start out with the original….Weird Al. 2. Paxilback….People-Food/Gray Kid 3. My Cubicle….judhi 4. My Humps 5. This Is Why I’m Hot
We all know them. These are the people you encounter at every show. They annoy the hell out of you, but it wouldn’t be the...
One of Hard Rock Chick’s dream jobs is to be a music supervisor for TV or Film. Here are 5 TV shows who do a...
This is not meant to be morbid- just a warning to snatch up tickets and go see these guys before, you know, the inevitable happens....
In light of tax day, which I hate more than ever this year, here are 6 songs that stick it to the man. 5 didn’t...
enjoy! 1. Christian Woman/Type O Negative 2. Personal Jesus/Depeche Mode 3. Jesus Don’t Want Me For a Sunbeam/Nirvana (by The Vaselines) 4. Good God/Korn 5....
1. Almost Famous: really captures the after-show bliss: and what it means to be a fan: “I mean, they don’t even know what it is...
1. Labyrinth 2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show 3. Cry Baby 4. Hedwig and the Angry Inch 5. The Point
1. Wayne’s World: Bohemian Rhapsody 2. American Psycho: Phil Collins 3. Almost Famous: Tiny Dancer 4. Wild at Heart: Slaughterhouse (not exactly the scene I...
For the audience: 1. Tall guys/gals in the back, please. And don’t use your 5 foot tall girlfriend as an excuse either. And girls- no...
In light of Noise Pop just ending, SXSW currently happening, and many other music festivals line ups being announced, here is a Top 5 list...
1. Go to see bands you admire, and come early to see the openers. Usually artists are put together for a reason, and if you...
The 5 best bands made up of members of other successful bands, in no particular order. And yeah, it’s a pretty incestuous list. Temple of...