Confessions of a Fanboy

I can’t say I like the set list for Anaheim #2 better than I like it for the first night, but there are some great and inspired song choices here. Best of all, Tom Morello came out and played “The Ghost of Tom Joad” again and our good friend El Bicho got to see [...]

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31 albums made their Billboard 200 chart debut, and George Strait came out on top. There are at least 166,000 people not depressed by that fact. I am not one of them. Troubador, or True Bore, as I like to call it, is his fourth #1 album
R.E.M. came in second place [...]

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I recently suggested the Black Crowes were a vintage band for modern times. I got to thinking about that statement this morning as I listened to an advance of Eden Brent’s upcoming record, Mississippi Number One. Like the Crowes, Brent has made a record unapologetically behind the times.

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I still think the most exciting event of last night was Kansas’ stunning comeback victory against Memphis in the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament last nigh, giving the Jayhawks their first title in 20 years. I didn’t imagine there would be competition, only because I forgot Bruce & Co. were playing San Jose last night.
The [...]

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The streak is no more, long live the streak.
Well, the streak is probably no more. What streak? I wrote 5 reviews last week, several of which were written this past weekend. I’m 50-60% done with my review of the new Black Keys record, but I’ve hit a small wall (hint: I [...]

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I like thinking of myself as a fiercely independent sort who would never be unduly influenced by opinion makers, talking heads, or pop culture. I march to my own beat, damn it! Don’t I?
I am opinionated and truly believe what I’m saying most of the time and most of my opinions are my [...]

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Three big debuts last night in San Jose. That’s incredible. I’m almost rendered speechless by the massive cool of this set. In addition to the three debuts, we also got “Trapped” and “Incident on 57th Street” by request. This sign thing is something else. I don’t think it will work [...]

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Wow… open with “Spirit in the Night,” debut “Murder,” and throw “Ramrod” and “Rosalita” in the encore!
I’ll take this show in Atlanta, “Across the Border” and “Santa Ana” be damned. That’s one hell of a set!

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There aren’t many feelings worse than having to admit Mark Saleski may have been right about something, but here it goes.
I mentioned purchasing Natalie Goldberg’s Old Friend from far Away a few weeks ago at his urging. One of her suggestions is to eschew computer-aided writing in favor of pen and notebook, a practice [...]

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The Lemonheads were one of those bands not quite at the center of the '90s alternative movement but close enough to it to generate some pop culture name recognition and sell a few records. The band developed a devoted and passionate following that grew during those amazing years when alternative music flourished. Somehow [...]

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