I love new and interesting music but given the profileration of bands and the ease with which people can create music, it is almost impossible to find good indie bands these days. For me, that is all solved because of the KEXP listener supported radio station in Seattle. First, it is not owned by…
Wow. This is what I have been talking about being a necessity for the last two years. Finally it is here and it looks cool. http://www.orbitcast.com/archives/sirius-stiletto-100-found.html This thing is going to be a killer app once it is integrated into Zune (with its wifi social networking) and the iPod. I cant wait.
I am sending this entry while I am my first concert at the Showbox in Seattle. The band is called Golden Smog and they are a really fun alt-county band although right now they are covering a version of David Bowie’s "Starman". What a great venue and a great night. Highly recommended for anyone who…
Those of you that know me well know that I love live music. Thus, I was very excited to discover that there are a ton of great bands coming to Seattle in September and October. Not that I will even go to half of these shows but it sure is nice having lots of options! Now…
This is absolutely absurd. I wonder how much pressure President Bush exerted on the school to get this guy in??? Bush must have associated with Blake Gottesman since they both grew up with "silver spoons" in their mouth… I especially love the idea that he is responsible for puring Purell on Bush’s hands after he shakes lots of…
It took forever for music companies to realize that CDs were a dying breed and that if they didnt move their music collections to the digital world, someone would do it for them without their permission. Finally, they are putting their collections on the web with the help of services like iTunes, MSN Music, and…
Now anyone reading this blog can watch the New Orleans Jazz Fest concerts live at: http://music.msn.com/music/neworleansjazz/home That is phenomenal. I love the fact that live streaming concert video is becoming standard fare. Thanks to AOL for setting the standard with Live 8. You can see what you are missing! Ill make sure to have…
I just found out that a movie written by one of my best friends from high school is being shown on Lifetime. It is his first movie and definitely not his best script (from his mouth), but what a phenomenal breakout. His name is Andy Callahan and the name of the movie is "Ties…
I decided late last night that this was going to be the year that I go to Jazz Fest in New Orleans so I am going the first weekend (Apr 29th – May 1). While the lineups arent the best that i have ever seen, it still looks pretty damn good: Saturday – http://www.nojazzfest.com/schedule/42906.html…
Check out the latest viral marketing/joke on the Internet. It is called "Snakes on a Plane" and stars Samuel Jackson. The storyline is: "Snakes" stars Samuel L. Jackson as an FBI agent who has to fight a planeload of snakes unleashed by an assassin bent on killing a witness in protective custody. You…