Category Archives: Music

When it comes to this band, it was about damned time they returned to Austin. Years ago they got a big push through SXSW and it probably helped them stand above the flood of New York acts (Strokes, Interpol) reviving … Continue reading →

It’s officially Spring in Austin! The annual Vintage Auto Show wrapped up last night with some of the finest, loudest, smelliest (the fumes!) and scariest old-timey cars from around the state. I’m talking about cars I thought could exist as … Continue reading →

Last Sunday’s concert was almost 30 years in the making for me. When Devo hit my radar with their third album Freedom of Choice, I was 12 and these guys were just plain weird. Some of the goofy things Mark … Continue reading →

The Grande Dame of Broadway graced Austin for the first time in 15 years at the Paramount Theater last night; same place we saw Weird Al. How I was so looking forward to see her perform live again. After catching … Continue reading →

Seems I’m totally spacing on the music part of my site and life by not mentioning something from MTV that didn’t suck big time. It’s not a complete victory for good taste, the show will be appearing on MTV2 which … Continue reading →

Now that the dust has settled and the man himself has clarified what is going on, I decided to also chime in. I first caught the news via The Onion through their man-in-the-street section, chuckled and figured, good riddance, Phil’s … Continue reading →

With all the 24-hour coverage of Charlie Sheen it was easy to forget mentioning the demise of Microsoft’s attempt to take on the iPod. I’m surprised they finally gave up since the corporation has deep pockets thanks to the success … Continue reading →

I wonder if he knew that his epitaph would always be ” the guy who created the Monkees and the Archies”? A rather unfair and shallow synopsis of Don. Being a GenXer, he’s more well known to my age bracket … Continue reading →

Let me apologize in advance because the deadline is soon for the voting (Tuesday, Jan. 18) but if you love music as much as Mark, his brother Scott, the employees of Waterloo Records, Cheapo Records and me (I’m sure I’ve … Continue reading →

The Seventies just wouldn’t be the same without his hit “Baker Street.” Hell, it was one of the first videos MTV showed during its first day on the air with his other single “Right Down the Line.” As for the … Continue reading →

Adding 1000 songs to the stream took only a year and I’m not exactly sure how I did it either. I’ll go with pure luck. No wait, I’ll throw in all the fantastic releases I’ve scored through friends, Waterloo Records … Continue reading →