Category Archives: Music

All things related to music: reviews, concerts, birthdays, etc.

Adam Ant at the Belmont

Posted on August 3, 2013 by Steve

To kick off our anniversary and my birthday weekend, we checked out Adam Ant again. This time at the relatively new Austin venue the Belmont. It’s alright. I need to attend a few more shows to have an informed opinion. … Continue reading →

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Another defense of the Eagles from the AV Club, right on

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Steve

My reconciliation with Classic Rock began roughly 10 years ago when I bought the remastered boxed set of The Eagles 1972-1980 catalog. After The Long Run, there really isn’t any point why Frey and Henley should keep flogging a dead horse … Continue reading →

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Austin Sleepwalk

Posted on July 3, 2013 by Steve

Thanks to Canadian Chip for finding this and sharing it. What a great montage showcasing my adopted home.

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RIP Alan Myers

Posted on June 26, 2013 by Steve

The surnames Mothersbaugh and Casale are often what everyone thinks of when Devo is mentioned. For 35 years, the Spudboys have been mostly those two sets of brothers. Alan was the drummer who backed them throughout the salad days, the … Continue reading →

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An interesting essay on rock concert encores

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Steve

If you’ve been to any Pop/Rock/Country show in the last 30 years, you know the artist/act will always come back out for an encore. Most save their biggest hit for this part. I already knew these things were scripted in … Continue reading →

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Finally, someone takes on Warner Music over “Happy Birthday”

Posted on June 14, 2013 by Steve

The song “Happy Birthday” is only the tip of the iceberg on how broken and archaic America’s copyright/trademark law is. There’s a really good piece on its history from On The Media here. How much Warner Music demands must be pretty cost … Continue reading →

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John Densmore

Posted on May 12, 2013 by Steve

I’m going to let you mentally chew on that name for a bit… Cue up the Jeopardy music … do dee do do, do dee do … wump wump… Give up? John was the drummer in the Doors. He was … Continue reading →

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What better way to celebrate the month of May!

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Steve

Sadly Alamo isn’t doing a Summer of 1983. Not sure why and I won’t press. I may have to come up with my own…right after I watch Blade Runner to conclude 1982, I’ll pretend it’s the 30th anniversary of catching it … Continue reading →

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Belated iTunes Store anniversary piece

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Steve

I knew there was something I forgot to blather about last night! When we were driving home Friday night, Market Place mentioned this but I got distracted by many other things over the weekend. It’s 10 years later and much has … Continue reading →

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RIP Chrissy Amphlett

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Steve

Best known as the lead singer of the DiVinyls and their biggest American hit, “I Touch Myself,” but I had heard of the Aussie act when I was in high school during MTV’s salad days. Chrissy came off like a … Continue reading →

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Happy Record Store Day 2013

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Steve

In addition to all the pot jokes about today’s date, this Saturday is also the sixth annual Record Store Day. The record stores took a note from the successful Free Comic Book Day and found a way to celebrate another … Continue reading →

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RIP Scott Miller of Game Theory

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Steve

Scott Miller wasn’t a household name nor was his main band Game Theory. You could say as per the cliche…he was a musician’s musician but also someone music geeks like myself would know about. An Eighties version of Big Star. … Continue reading →

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The Yeah Yeah Yeahs have the right idea

Posted on April 9, 2013 by Steve

Too many concerts are being ruined by wannabe videographers holding up their frickin’ cameras in everyone else’s line of sight. If you’ve been to a live show in the last several years you’d know it all too well; these two … Continue reading →

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Under the wire anniversaries to Apple & Waterloo Records

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Steve

Today is a momentous occasion…besides some great jokes I’ve heard and played…involving two big facets of my life. Firstly, it’s the 37th birthday of Apple formerly known as Apple Computer. The “Computer” part was dropped several years ago thanks to … Continue reading →

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Waterloo Records’ Muppet Mascot

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Steve

He can be spotted at the back of the store, where you can place special orders from the friendly staff members. I think whoever put this Muppet together did a hilarious job since the character fits a stereotype about record-store … Continue reading →

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