Posted on 09/07/2016 in misc • Tagged with Personal, Travel, Camping, Music
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August 19th was my 25th anniversary …
I'm the Man: The Story of That Guy from Anthrax
Scott Ian's autobiography is entertaining enough. It's not The Dirt about Motley Crue, mostly because Anthrax was never quite that crazy on the road. The most interesting element of Scott's story to me was the thread of financial insecurity that …
I can’t claim to be a big Bruce fan, and in fact Born in the USA may be the only Bruce album I’ve ever owned. I do appreciate his music a lot more now that I’m older, and I probably should revisit his catalog. Anyway, I was …
Summary - I survived another M3 Festival
I’ve survived another M3 Rock Festival. This year I skipped Friday because the line up didn’t seem to be worth the effort of getting up there in Friday traffic. Based on the Facebook comments about Vince Neil’s performance, I probably made …
Even Keel: Life On The Streets of Rock and Roll by Ron Keel
It's not the worst rock and roll autobiography that I've read. Ron never really got over the hump to the big time, but it certainly wasn't for lack of trying. A lot of the stereotypical elements are …
I listened to this really great interview with record producer Tom Werman on the commute this week. It's highly recommended for all my music nerd friends. One secret that he gave up is that he always put the worst song next-to-last on side two of the album. I think you …
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Sammy's life follows the standard trajectory for a rock star. He grew up poor with an abusive parent, barely finished high school, got the lucky break, and rode that break to a life of fame …
As a fan of a music genre where most of the artists are a few years older than me, this question has become important. If you are in an 80s band and are still touring with only a fraction of the original (or classic) lineup, at what point are you …
Way back in 2008 I wrote that Guns N Roses was the band that killed "Hair Metal." Hair metal can be a pejorative term, but what I mean by that is essentially melodic hard rock in the 80s, as opposed to speed metal or progressive metal or any other sub-genre …
In 2013 we went up to M3 just for Saturday. Last year we did both days, but drove home both nights. This year, we got a room and stayed in the area. Something else that was different this year is that it wasn't just Breck and I going to a …
It’s So Easy: and other lies by Duff McKagan
Who knew Duff was the smart one in Guns N Roses? I was really surprised by how insightful this book was. Duff started out as a drunk and stoned punk rocker from Seattle. I’m surprised he remembers so much …
Get In The Van by Henry Rollins
I really wanted to love this book. However it took me over a month to get through it. It’s not that it’s bad or poorly written, it’s more that it’s painful to read. I’ve never had depression or …
Posted on 10/05/2014 in misc • Tagged with Books, Music, Movies