Archive for 'life' Category
Where is the story of your life?
22 August 2007Up in the rafters of my parents garage holds my childhood possessions. One in particular contains a shoebox full of notes from my friends in middle school. Next to this precious shoebox are old journals I used to keep. I only had one as a little girl that actually had a lock to help protect [...]
This Time The Bullet Cold Rocked Ya
30 July 2007Don’t you hate it when someone talks to you condescendingly about how they are superior to you? Or what about those times people tell you one thing, but you know they’re probably lying to you? Welcome ladies and gentlemen, to the Rage Against the Machine reunion tour!
Heads Carolina, tails California
19 July 2007Just about a year ago I moved from Southern California, where I have lived most of my life, to North Carolina. North Carolina and California both have advertised to draw tourist that their state have both the sea and the coast to visit. That is one of the few things these two states that hold [...]
You Don’t Need a Rock Show to Get Involved
8 July 2007I spent some time yesterday watching the Live Earth concerts. It was your typical “concert for a cause” thing that has been played out in the past. Nothing yesterday was unique. Watching the political “segways” between bands made me think of the documentary i saw a few years ago on the Tibetan [...]
Kings of Leon in New Orleans
12 May 2007Last night I went to see one of the only true rock bands left in music, Kings of Leon. Jacob and I discussed post show about how they’re not trying to meld genres, they’re not using a DJ, they’re not using emo guitar riffs, or singing about how they were made fun of in [...]
Ruthie Foster, last night was amazing!
11 April 2007by Greg Ackerman
I arrived late to Ruthie Foster’s album release party for her latest, The Phenomenal Ruthie Foster at the now legendary Antone’s in Austin, Texas. After walking briskly through unusually cold temperatures on what appeared to be a quiet night in Austin’s upscale Warehouse district, it was rockin’ inside Antone’s with a nearly full [...]
A Tale of Two Fans: Friendship at the Edge of Reason
6 February 2007We’re friends, but February and March are kind of hard for us. Here are our stories of fandom.
“Let’s build a house of folk rock, and gut this house of rock n roll” (Jeff Tweedy in New Orleans)
27 January 2007Last night I took a ride down to the House of Blues and took in Jeff Tweedy, solo. I’ve been wanting to like Wilco for years, but it’s just never happened for me. I have plenty of friends who love Wilco, love Jeff Tweedy, and would probably cut off their right pinky finger [...]
Raise our glasses to puzzle pieces
13 December 2006I recently chatted with Tara Leigh Cobble about her new book and cd among other things.
You recently moved to New York City. How are you liking it?
I moved to New York almost a year ago. I had no idea how much I would love it. I had really high expectations and they’ve all been dwarfed [...]
Concert Etiquette
30 November 2006As the handstamp from last night’s concert fades, I would like to take the time to explain how to not be ‘that guy’ or ‘that girl’ at concerts. I’ve been to my fair share of shows, from major arenas to clubs where only 25 people show up. The examples I use are real, [...]