Confessions of a Fanboy

Someone just told me today is not Friday. Damnation! This week has been the strangest week in the history of weeks and I have a podcast to try to record tonight. Anything that keeps me away from the Red Sox impending doom is probably a good thing.
I’ve spent the afternoon revisiting Tom [...]

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Am I the only one who thinks its funny that Bruce didn’t give a single song its tour debut in last night’s first show at Madison Square Garden in NYC? I’ve got nothing against NY — except for [...]

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D.O.A. Dead on arrival. I imagine those letters being stamped on Dan Wilson’s Free Life at alleged music stores and radio stations across the country. The body is set to be buried before it’s even died.
Once again, I find myself taking up arms to fight for another good record due to be [...]

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Today’s update is coming a little late because I’m still not sure what day it is or where I am. I can tell you what I’ve been listening to, but that’s about it so here we go:
Dan Wilson — Free Life: I’ll do it to you every time. Give me ZERO turnaround [...]

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The Power of COAF is being felt in the furthest reaches of the internet; the titans of the music industry tremble before me. One of my wishes is coming true November 20th, and it’s a good one.
U2’s The Joshua Tree turns 20 this year and the band is going to give it the facelift [...]

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Bruce & The E-Street Band played their second show north of the border last night, stopping in Toronto. The first Candadian show in Ottawa featured three tour premieres and a guest spot. Last night’s gig had only one tour premiere (”For You”) and no cameos. The set list is still a pretty [...]

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“I’m so far behind, I’m in front of me.”
That’s one of my favorite Paul McCartney lyrics ever and it describes my present situation. Bruce and the E-Street Band have headed north of the border, playing Ottawa last night. The set list featured three tour premieres, including a song 11 lovingly refers to as [...]

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memoir – a historical account or biography written from personal knowledge or special sources.
Slash is writing a memoir about his days as a member of Guns ‘N’ Roses and it’s going to be published at the end of this month. I know it’s an easy joke, but can you fucking believe the guy fucking [...]

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Wow, did I suck at softball tonight. You know that old bullshit about practice making perfect? Not so much. You can actually play softball for a period of months and continue sucking in equal proportions.
I’ll tell you this, though. If I was a professional athlete, I’d insist Libertines and [...]

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Guster and Kanye West on the same bill… at Vanderbilt? If ever there was an unholy trifecta, that would be it. What the fuck happened to this world?
I was desperate to see Guster one last time on the Ganging Up on the Sun tour and the only city close enough to be realistic [...]

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