After a long drive up from DC, sprite and I, along with Sam and Alexis, took in a kick-ass concert by KT Tunstall. Both sprite and I have been fans of KT since last September, when we first heard her music on the Beeb. And she’s gained traction here in the States thanks to appearances …
Heading up to Boston for a KT Tunstall concert tonight. Lots of driving ahead – whee?
Check out a new project I’m working: Selective Service Three music fans. Three mixes. Thirty minutes per mix. One secret ingredient. Patriotic top hats. What’s not to like?
These days were v-e-r-y spread out: Y was two-plus weeks ago, and Z was last night. And there’s still no “X” band. Y: Greatest Hits – Neil Young Z: Freak Out! – Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention
God bless the Sex Pistols. In response to their impending induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, the Pistols did what any well-heeled punk band would do in such a situation: They told ‘em to sod it all. They called the Hall of Fame a “piss stain,” and claimed that they “aren’t [their] …
Podcasts can be quite informative to the evolution of the English language, as well as to the divergent ways the language develops here in the U.S. and in the U.K. motherland. I say this because I’m quite a fan of the podcast of “The Geoff Show”, Virgin Radio’s evening show. The podcast is interesting, in …
March and April will be big-time music months for me. Right now, I’m scheduled to see four concerts in thos two months: KT Tunstall (March 3) Billy Joel (March 16) The Go! Team (March 19) Hard-Fi (March 30) Franz Ferdinand and Death Cab for Cutie (April 11) And the may be more shows in store …
Just a few quick thoughts about the Grammy Awards: I’m not disappointed by U2′s five wins. In all honesty, while How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb was not their best album ever, it was still quite a bit better than a lot of the other nominees. Since NARAS tends to skew on the conservative side …
I figured I’d lump these two together, just to be tidy. U: UNCUT Presents… (June 2004) – Various Artists V: Live At The Village Vanguard – Chucho Valdés W: Defying Gravity – Cheryl Wheeler An eclectic mix from the UK two nights ago, followed by some intoxicating, Latin-infused jazz piano mastery to start yesterday evening. …
Just watched the singing of the national anthem at the Super Bowl, and I had to laugh: Horatio Sanz nailed the delivery of Aaron Neville on last night’s episode of SNL. In fact, I’d almost argue that Sanz did Neville better than Neville did Neville.
