I had a feeling that having a second kid was going to take a bite out of my personal time, but I had no idea it meant I was going to post a single blog post in 2011 (so far). Well, it’s only the end of October — so maybe I can catch up a [...]
Geez, I’ve really slacked off the blogging this year — but I’m trying to get back in the swing of things. Of all the things I’ve done this year though, I really need to make a note of going to the Brighton Festival to see another three sets of Brian Eno’s “Pure Scenius” performances. If [...]
Coachella has released this year’s lineup, and as usual – it’s a tough call. There are a few bands I haven’t seen that I would love to – namely, Thom Yorke, Gorillaz, The Dead Weather, Devo and a few others. But then again, there are a few acts I have no interest in seeing at [...]
I have a reasonably awful memory. So when I say that 2009 was a pretty decent year, I’m basing that on what little I remember from it. In fact, compared to what I’m hearing from my friends and family — comparatively speaking, my year was awesome. Cooper is awesome. Gotta be honest here — there [...]
Every year I compare Lollapalooza to Coachella, so I’ll quickly get it out of the way. Lollapalooza is a great event, but it’s no Coachella. There’s a few reasons for this, but the main one this year was the weather. Coachella is pretty much guaranteed to be hot, sunny and with nearly no humidity. It’s [...]
I’m always tempted to skip the early sets at Lollapalooza. Grant Park is just an el ride away and it would be easy enough to show up at 3 or 4pm and see a solid run of kickass sets for the rest of the night. However, I’ve been burned by that a few times – [...]