What’s going on, what’s exciting, what is new with me
I just saw Sevendust in a small club and it was pretty damn awesome. It was also my 998th show overall since 1986. Yes, I’m weird for keeping track of the shows I go too. Quick back story: This show was not my first time seeing them, in fact, it…
To steal a line from The Beatles, it was twenty years ago today that I saw L.A. Guns for the very first time on May 5, 1998 at Jackhammers in Schaumburg, IL. Holy Shit! 20 YEARS AGO?!? Geezus…the 90’s do not feel that long ago. Either way, I found my old…
Tonight, Royal Bliss are celebrating their 20th year as a band. YOWZA! 🙂 As much as I would have loved to have been there, the timing just didn’t work out. So instead, a few thoughts. First, CONGRATS ROYAL BLISS! 2nd, this is a big deal! It’s not easy for a…
I LOVE STATS! Spotify has this thing right now where it will pull stats based on your listening during 2017. In general, it’s not the only way I listen to music, but when I do listen to Spotify, it’s usually during the day. But still, these stats have me a…
Man alive. Waking up to the news of the Las Vegas concert tragedy that took place last night and later hearing about Tom Petty having a heart attack and being in critical condition, (followed later in the evening by the official confirmation of his passing), I keep going back to…
Earlier today, when I first heard the news of Tom Petty suffering a heart attack, one song immediately popped into my head…I Won’t Back Down…and it’s been there ever since. (It is also one of two Petty songs that are the background music in my skydiving video from 1999, the…
I was listening to the radio (well, Volume on SiriusXM) on my way to work this morning and was shocked to find out that Are You Experienced? was released in the UK 50 years ago today, May 12, 1967. (It would be released in the US 3 months later). I…
You know the saying, Time flies when you’re having fun? That is exactly what I find myself saying today. Seriously. Where the heck did the past 5 years ago? However, on the flip side, I can’t help but follow that up with, WOW! These past 5 years have been pretty…
Like much of the rest of the internet, I just found out Chuck Berry passed away today. Chuck Berry’s music has been a part of my life for, man, probably as far back as 12 years old. Not exactly sure as those days were so long ago, but for sure…
2016 was a pretty good year for music, well, in my opinion anyway. Let me first start by saying, 2016 brought a new Metallica album! What’s the big deal? It’s been 8 years since their last release! However, it was worth the wait AND…METALLICA was announced as one of the headliners…