Archive for the 'music' Category

The Greatest Backstage Rider Ever?

Thursday, August 3rd, 2006

What music fan hasn’t wasted hours combing through the contract riders of their favorite musicians over at The Smoking Gun? If you haven’t, hop to it. You can thank me later…

I bring this topic up because I may have just found the greatest contract rider of all time in an article that the [...]

Friday Wrap-Up (kind of a status report)

Friday, July 21st, 2006

Liz and I went and saw Trey Anastasio/Mike Gordon and the Benevento-Russo Duo last night at Northerly Island (thanks again, Mo, for watching Maggie). What a great show. It really renewed my faith in all things Phish. I also have to say that The Duo are unreal. Go download a [...]

Strange Indeed

Wednesday, July 12th, 2006

I cannot think of a more fitting “song of the day” than what just finished playing on my iPod right before my phone just rang. Someday, I shall explain…

“Strange” by R.E.M. (off of the Document album)

There’s something strange going on tonight There’s something going on that’s not quite right Michael’s nervous and the lights are bright There’s [...]

“Me on the drums”

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

I took full advantage of all of the musical instruments that are available to patrons of the Experience Music Project while attending the final party of Gnomedex 6. Here’s a short video of me on drums (Matt is playing guitar). First time drumming… yeah man.

I’m having some problems embedding this, so here’s [...]

Revisiting Blur

Wednesday, June 21st, 2006

A year or so ago I heard about an upcoming reality show, entitled “Long Way Round“, that featured Ewan McGregor and his friend, Charley Boorman, where they rode a pair of motorcycles around the world (literally ~ from England to New York going east). I never heard anything more about it until a couple [...]

“You could hear Paul’s foot tapping from the very last row…”

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

Friday night, Liz and I had a “date night”. Big deal, right? Well, I can count on one hand how many times just Liz and I have gone out since Maggie was born (15 months, now?)… And one of those times was to visit our accountant and have our taxes done, so [...]

While I’m on this Uncle Tupelo kick…

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

this seems to a pretty fitting song lately. I have to say that it’s one of my favorite songs done live by Jeff Tweedy and/or Wilco.

“We’ve Been Had” by Uncle Tupelo (off the Anodyne album)

There’s a guitar leaning on a Marshall stack Used to sound like the sun on the horizon Now I think we’ve been [...]

Someone find me some Uncle Tupelo merchandise

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Yes, I know they broke up years ago, but all I have to show for them is a sticker that came in the Uncle Tupelo Anthology cd a couple of years back.

I would love to have another sticker or two and even a t-shirt. Anyone know where the hell I can find one? [...]

I’m really digging Track A Tiger

Tuesday, May 16th, 2006

I don’t know where I first heard of them, but I cannot get enough of the three songs they made available for download off of their website.

I’m hoping I get this cd for my birthday. :) Scratch that, I just saw that you can buy it on iTunes. That literally just happened [...]

I’m in the mood for…

Friday, May 12th, 2006

red wine and listening to The Decemberists on a rainy night. For some reason that sounds really, really appealing. don’t know why, but it does.

I don’t know where that idea came from other than me listening to some Decemberists as we speak.  yeah, i’m weird and it’s one of those days…  :)