My son – who was a baby when Kurt Cobain offed himself – grew to be a major league Nirvana fan. That fandom transferred over to the Foo Fighters. And so naturally he was heartbroken when drummer Taylor Hawkins died this year. The guy was … Continue reading Concert Review – Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concert
Truthfully, I’ve never been a big fan of the post-punk non-bluesy British rock scene. Too cold by half for me both musically and vocally. (Thinking Smiths here as well.) But even though I wasn’t a particularly big fan, on a recent visit, my chiropractor and … Continue reading A Six-pack of The Cure
Starting a rock band with your brother is a fantastic idea. Just ask Mark and David Knopfler, Ray and Dave Davies, Fred and Tony Doobie, Tom and John Fogerty. Or Liam and Noel Gallagher. What could possibly go wrong? I was driving in San Francisco … Continue reading Oasis – Faster Than a Cannonball
Radiohead are one of those bands that seem to have staked out their own unique territory. We all know them but it’s really hard to describe their sound. Rock? Sure. But with Thom Yorke’s keening falsetto I almost want to invent a genre called haunting … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Radiohead
Wherein I lay out six tunes by an artist. Not saying necessarily that they are the best but six I dig at this point in time … I doubt if much history has to be recounted about Dave Grohl so I’ll keep it brief. I … Continue reading A Six-pack of Foo Fighters
Finally, patient long-term readers of this blog are thinking. ME is finally saying something intelligent by featuring PJ. Well, no, you’ll have to keep waiting for some smart words to leak from these pages. But in the meantime, enjoy some Pearl Jam. One out of … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Pearl Jam
Six-packs are not meant necessarily to say “these are the best the band has to offer.” Rather they are just six I dig and could be a different six next week. If you are of a certain age, inevitably your kids will find their way … Continue reading A Six-pack of Green Day
“With a voice pitched somewhere between choirboy and hellspawn, group mastermind Billy Corgan never resembles any type of weirdo you remember from high school. He’s a six-foot-three space alien whose band throws down like Guns N’ Roses on a My Bloody Valentine trip.” – Billboard on Gishs’ 25th … Continue reading Featured Album – Gish – Smashing Pumpkins
Sociopolitical note – The Music Enthusiast hit the milestone of 500 followers today. Not bad considering I almost quit sixteen times in the first year. For the uninitiated, my Sixpacks are not intended to say “these are a given band’s best songs.” Just six I … Continue reading A Sixpack of R.E.M.
There are some songs I never would have heard if my kids didn’t play them around the house once upon a time. I wouldn’t say I became fans of these bands because of that but I dug these tunes. You all know Foo Fighters but … Continue reading Songs My Kids Got Me Into
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