When I say I stopped listening to music for the last 5 years, that’s not completely true. There’s one band I’ve listened to quite a bit… and that’s The Cramps. This is a band that I never paid much attention to growing up, much to my dismay. If you’re a long time reader of this […]
Read MoreI’ve crossed over some of my “real” work and my “fun” work here before with my “I’m Your Biggest Fan” series, and I can’t help myself from doing it again with some thoughts that have been banging around my head since this whole pandemic started. Let’s begin with Naomi Klein’s Shock Doctrine. Stick with me […]
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It began as one of those days where I couldn’t bear to hear another piece of bad news; every ding of a text, ring of a call, or chime for an email led to a disappointment. And on top of that, In two days time I’ll be doing the most goth thing I’ve ever done: […]
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4 nights earlier I had seen this tour in LA. I’ve followed many tours over the past few years, and this proved to be the most interesting dichotomy of shows. After interviewing Orion of Behemoth on their bus, I grabbed some greek food across the street and waited for the show to begin. I was […]
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All work and no play makes HardRockChick a dull girl. 2012 has been the busiest year so far for me professionally and personally; I’ve been ‘head down’ working since the year started. But Friday I wrapped up several projects, giving me about a week and a half before SXSW insanity begins. This perfectly aligned with […]
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“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, […]
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Two weeks ago I went to the land of the Vikings; and now the Vikings came to me. What is it about travel that can make you feel so alive? I’m not talking about go-lay-on-a-beach-for-two-weeks travel, or package-tour-travel-guide travel, or even really stay-in-one-place travel; but the kind where you go off the beaten path, you […]
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It had been a bizarre weekend. Friday night, I went to a Spur’s game. I rarely do anything besides go to concerts, and I don’t follow sports, so this was a very foreign activity for me…but I felt at home when a bat disrupted the game. Then my friends took me to a male strip […]
Read More“I’m sorry, ma’am, but we can’t seem to locate you. It appears you are in the middle of nowhere. Can you call back when you’re in a more populated area?” ARGH! I forgot that OnStar can’t find me here. Leaving bed for the first time in four days was already frazzling me, and I hadn’t […]
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