The Hold Steady’s new album cover… I liked it better when it was Set Yourself On Fire by Stars…
Going Solo For Art’s Sake
Art impacts each one of us in a different way. No two people see a painting, hear a song or watch a movie and get the exact same thing from it. Which raises the question: Why are people so hesitant to experience a concert alone? Recently one of my friends had one of her all-time [...]
The Death of Les Paul
Musical legend and pioneer Les Paul died on Thursday. Few people outside of the hardcore music community understand how monumental a life he lead. His innovations ARE popular music. Without them we’d be living in a world that sounds much different. When people hear the name Les Paul odds are the word association that comes [...]
Why So Many Pretentious Band Photos?
So I recently agreed to review some of the albums that AbsolutePunk has mailed to their office, but don’t merit immediate staff attention. I was sent a long list of artists with links to their MySpace pages so that I could preview said artists and see if I’d want them to bother shipping any of [...]
How To Attend A Concert
*The following is was my English 101 final from a few years back which was an expository how-to essay, which took about 45 minutes to write up. It should also be noted that one of the comments my professor wrote on the paper was “ROFL,” which is painful modern irony at it’s finest.* The lights [...]
