There are some bands that will forever hold a place in my heart. Oft, these bands are some of my earliest secular musical rememberences, or my first delve into a new Genres.
Third Eye Blind, as mentioned a few posts ago, is one of these bands.
Third Eye Blind is amazing. Not only was their debut album [...]
Regina Spektor may be the cutest person ever.
I guess that’s not really relevant to her musical prowess, but I thought it was a fact to be touched on.
As many of you know, Regina Spektor released a new album, Far, not so long ago. I, of course, bought it. I even went crazy and bought [...]
I first encountered Empire of the Sun before the release of their album “Walking On a Dream.” Some of their earlier material made its way to last.fm and a consequential “suggested band” notice brought me to listen to “Walking On a Dream” (the song). It was catchy. It had falsetto. The singers sported ludicrous [...]
Everyone will always have their lists of concerts that they should have gone to. Recently I added another band to my list: The Independents.
They played Peabody’s in Cleveland. I wasn’t there. Why not, you ask?
I had just come off a concert binge. I was less psyched about concerts than usual, and Peabody’s is kind of [...]
It’s always sobering to hear a band for the first time and think you’ve uncovered this new gem only to discover that not only are they far from new but also prolific with thousands of fans and millions of plays.
That’s what happened with Metric.
The quasi-grunge-alternative-rock group first came onto my radar through – you guessed [...]
I am a whore for acoustic music. That’s not saying so much – I’m a whore for every-other style of music out there too. Recently I’ve been extra into acoustic stuff, though. When I stumbled across Heathers opening for the Ghost Mice… Damn.
I picked up their CD at the show, and was listening to [...]
When it comes to songs that reference The Little Prince, I’m a total softie. Believe it or not, this topic doesn’t come up in music as much as you’d think.
To date, Andrew Jackson Jihad is the only band I know to have referenced that lovely book.
Andrew Jackson Jihad also has the best opening line for [...]
Prior to seeing Totally Michael in concert I only had an EP I have titled as “For You.” I have no idea if there’s a real EP named that. I haven’t been able to find it anywhere else. I don’t even know where it came from, but I love it.
At the concert I was [...]
I’ve never before been bludgeoned with palpable happiness. There is funny, there is moving, there is hilarious, but I’ve never really encountered “happy” – that state of overwhelming contendedness. The Danes supposedly have it in quantities much larger than the bulk of Americans, but it is my firm belief that Matt & Kim [...]
Do you remember the first album you bought? Back when you were young, pirating music off the internet wasn’t an option, and the 10 dollars you saved up for that album seemed like a small fortune?
I do. Vibrantly.
I was raised rather sheltered, and secular music was both magical and contraband material. My first CD [...]
