The Industry Formerly Known as Music
Wu Tang Financial
A lot of people are worried about these unstable financial times. A few years ago Dave Chappelle tried to help America, but I’m not sure how many people listened. I don’t think you have to be down with the Wu to understand how funny this is, but references to the Ol’ Dirty Bastard help if [...]
T Minus Eleven Days
Until Rock Band for Wii is released. I’m so looking forward to the hours I’m sure to lose learning to play the drums. I’ve been getting amped up for this release by watching guys who are good at it play on YouTube–the ultimate in dorkdom. I’ve always heard that Neil Peart of Rush is an [...]
Old Rockers vs Old Rappers
It seems like the biggest difference between has been rockers and has been rappers is how they get involved with drugs after their careers or over. Old rockers go to rehab. Old rappers start slingin’. Warren G. got busted this morning for possession with intent to sell. Actually, that sounds a little like a stretch. [...]
Everything I Need To Know I Learned From Hip Hop
The sad thing is, this isn’t really hip hop, and that’s at least one side of the point of this clip. As the “rapper” states at the beginning of the song, there’s no way to go platinum doing songs with hooks and concepts. I was listening to the Old School Rap channel on cable the [...]
Life Changing Event Today
I played Rock Band. Yeah, I’m old…didn’t even know this game existed, or didn’t pay attention when I saw something about it. Either way, this game rocks. I’ve never understood Guitar Hero. Even my buddy who introduced me to Rock Band says Guitar Hero is boring. I can play a little bit, so it never [...]
8 Shows That Would Be Better Than Rock of Love
I’ll never be able to forgive myself for watching both seasons of Rock of Love in their entirety. The only thing I can do that would possibly atone for my actions is recommend a few shows to VH1 that may allow me to gain some of my self respect back. In no particular order, here [...]
Pandora Online Radio–It Rocks
It’s free. No really, it’s completely free. I’ve been using Pandora internet radio for a couple of weeks now. I hesitated to mention it here because I was afraid that by “free” they meant “free to register” or “free for a little while.” Nope–it’s seriously free. It’s good too, and has one of the coolest [...]
Sundown in the City Explained
If you aren’t local to Knoxville, you probably haven’t heard of Sundown in the City. If you are local to Knoxville and haven’t heard of Sundown in the City, I’d make the case that you aren’t really local. The quick skinny is this–it’s a series of outdoor concerts held downtown that features acts that are [...]
5 Reasons Bret Michaels is the Lamest “Rock Star” Ever
I remember when Poison was really popular and I thought they were stupid. Mostly it was because I was a music snob back then, but a lot of it had to do with the fact that they just sucked. Now we have Rock Of Love, and honestly, I can think of 5 people I know [...]
How Would DLR Raise My Kids?
As I’ve said before, I often pause when I’m at a crossroads in my life to ask myself WWDLRD–What Would David Lee Roth Do? I guess it’s reasonable to suspect that my perspective would change once I decided to unleash version 2.0 of this gene package onto the world. Then again, when have I been [...]
