Archive for 2009/02


The Oscars

What a set! And what a stupid opening number. If you’re going to do shtick, shouldn’t you have a comedian?  Too bad Johnny Carson is six feet under. Not only have the Oscars not been the same, neither has late night TV.  Every show is a clone of Letterman’s.  All shtick and no substance.  But […]

News Roundup

Josh Freese The number one forward to my inbox this week. In case you are unaware, you can catch up here: Former NiN Drummer Takes Album Promotion A Step Further and many other places on the Web. My first inclination was this was a parody of every artist now tapping his fans to make a […]

No Line On The Horizon

This ain’t no clunker, this ain’t no "How To Dismantle An Atomic Bomb", it certainly ain’t no "All That You Can’t Leave Behind", this is a complete return to form.  I’m stunned. Packing for a trip, I started moving detritus around my house to make room for my suitcase and attendant belongings.  That’s when I […]

Irving

Where’s the outcry from the acts? Other than Bruce Springsteen, who’s complaining about fairness after taking a $110 million check from Sony and making a deal with Wal-Mart, I don’t hear a plethora of acts lining up against the Live Nation/Ticketmaster merger.  Shouldn’t they be up in arms? Fuck the fans.  Yes, you heard me […]