My daughter, God bless her, has become obsessed with Beauty and the Beast. It joins the ranks of Elmo, Paw Patrol, Frozen, Princess Sophia, Moana, Sing and Tangled. It should feel honored. That’s quite the list. And apologies to Trolls. You never really made the cut. You tried. Kudos to you. But eh, Read More …
Perception versus reality is always a fun way to break things down and help to understand something. However, sometimes things aren’t so cut and dry. For instance, in some cases, the perception of U2 is that they are still one of the biggest bands in Read More …
Phish has been around for some time now and as a result, the band has no shortage of original material. They have songs they’ve recorded, songs they haven’t recorded, multiple versions of songs, etc. My friends, Phish has a lot of songs. But despite having Read More …
Driving into Asbury Park, New Jersey, a seaside town trying to be several things at once, we headed in the direction of a hotel, one built fairly recently. Across the street, ground had been broken for something, presumably another hotel or tower full of luxury Read More …
Band names are a slippery slope. Coming up with a quality band name is damn near impossible. Few have done it, thousands have tried. You want to sound cool, which is a tall task. But you don’t want to sound like you’re trying to be cool. Ultimately, Read More …
Let’s start here: The Dave Matthews Band are not a jam band. Maybe they once were, back in the day when they were traveling up and down the east coast in the early to mid-90s, cruising in the same circles as bands like Blues Traveler, Read More …
Last week I watched Elvis. No, let me rephrase that. Last week I tried to watch Elvis but had to bail after the first fifteen minutes, which is a long fifteen minutes. It’s an exhausting stretch that ping pongs around a handful of key moments in Presley’s life Read More …
It’s May 4th. In some corners of the world, this is a big day known as Star Wars Day. You know, may the fourth be with you. It makes sense that we have a Star Wars Day given its cultural impact. I mean, have you Read More …
My high school sat in the middle of sunny Portland, Maine and was a long, large building that from a distance looked more like a prison than a high school. But it was an old high school, one of the oldest, and it was only Read More …
