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American Museum of Natural History, Fischerspooner

The American Museum of Natural History kicked off their first Friday parties this weekend, with an awesome gathering. We partied, checked out the planetarium with Tom Hanks’ narrating, and danced to some great DJ’s. Fischerspooner really got the party bumping, those guys were awesome. Unfortunately, some guy from Animal Collective came on next, and totally [...]

Late to the Waltz

Ok, I know The Band. I’m a connoisseur of classic rock radio. So ‘The Weight,’ ‘Up on Cripple Creek,’ and even ‘The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down,’ are not in any way new to me. I also knew a little about their Bob Dylan connection from my Dad, who once said, “Yeah, weren’t they [...]

Oh Joy!

Phish is a confusing band. Scratch that. Phish is a confusing……thing? They are one of the most polarizing musical acts to ever come along in pop culture. Everyone seems to have an opinion on them, and even though those opinions differ from one another, they’re usually pretty strong either way. Mine is certainly no… Continue reading

Britpop, the USA, and (Oasis)

I’m a fan of Britpop, but I’ll admit I was late to the celebration. Chalk it up to being too focused on other genres, and a sincere obsession with live music, but the fact is I didn’t truly experience Britpop until my British friend took me to see Razorlight in Brooklyn about a year ago. [...]

My Chemical Romance turns Rocker

My Chemical Romance recently played a show at the Roxy in LA – but it wasn’t what many were expecting. No makeup and grandiose set props this time – instead of coming out in a coffin, MCR’s front man Gerard Way looked more like Stevie Ray Vaughn with his slick rocker jacket. Now I’m not [...]

Look what I didn't make

If you don’t know a lot about a subject, you shouldn’t get involved in an argument about it, right? That’s like the most obvious concept that very few people seem to adhere to. I guess people just love a good fight. But I will tell you, that I am truly cautious

Disco Delusions

I’m big on visiting forums, and hearing what people have to say. Recently I was doing my habitual world wide web stumble, when I came across a discussion about yet another pop disco rock whateveryawantocallit band. You know what I mean: flashy lights, head banging, and that disco hipster

virtual reality vs. actual stupidity

I’m certain that I’m not the first person to coin the phrase, “The Nintendo Generation,” but regardless of who gets the credit I’ve been referring to myself as that for years. Without getting long winded on the whole thing, I think you can sum up what that term means with one

Sub Genre

I know nothing about Psychobilly music. I generally try and steer clear of sub-genres for obvious reasons. These labels usually refer to such a specific aspect or minute detail that a couple bands share, and they simply rebrand them for scenesters desperately trying to set themselves apart from the pack. Even

All you need is HATE….

I dated this girl for 5 minutes once. She was cute and fun and lived very close by. You know, all the things I look for in a woman. Anyways, we were driving somewhere and the Beatles came on the radio. I turned it up. She turned it off. “WTF?,” I