The Summer Slaughter tour came through Bogart’s last night. Decapitated was headlining, and Trenton didn’t want to miss the chance to see one of his favorites live, despite the fact that only a small fraction of the original lineup remains. A few years ago, the original(ish) members of Decapitated were involved in a bus crash, […]
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passion and ambition. and centaurs.
From what I gather, Dead Man’s Bones started as a fun and gimmicky experiment in self-indulgence for Ryan Gosling and the guy who dated Rachel McAdam’s little sister. What came out is the best album I’ve heard in a really long time; I’ve been transporting the skinny cardboard sleeve in my purse so I can […]
Read more...so bitter and so sweet
I used to hate Joni Mitchell. My dad would play Blue and I would go on and on about her terrible, harpy voice. Even at seven, I could concede that she was a great songwriter—alright Dad, I’ll give you that, but her voice! I’d do my best Joni Mitchell warble, somewhere between a yodel and […]
Read more...how a raven is like a writing desk
… in which our heroine compares Creed to American Idol and, indirectly, monster-truck rallies. So it’s like this… this one time, I bought a Creed cd. I’m not going to bother defending this action, since the crux of my argument kind of lies in the ephemeral, simple beauty of not having to. A few weeks […]
Read more...yep, that was me
I’ve been to a lot of concerts over the past few weeks, most recently Ryan Adams with the Cardinals last night at the Palace. Considering the last time Ryan Adams played Louisville, he wore a shower cap under his hoodie and never acknowledged the audience, last night could be considered an improvement, but damn that […]
Read more...my vinyl and a question about garbage
Several months ago when my dad asked me what I wanted for Christmas, without thinking, I blurted out: “a stereo system!” Not that I didn’t. I’ve wanted a nice stereo system, with speakers and a receiver and all for a long time now. No self-respecting music lover should have to listen to music out of […]
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