Just Extended: 99-Cent Only Calendar Girl Competition

Last weekend I saw Ken Roht’s “99-Cent Only Calendar Girls Competition” over at The Bootleg Theatre and it changed my opinion of musicals forever. This is one of the most incredible shows (of any kind) that I’ve ever seen. It simply blew my mind.
And I hate musicals. Hate ‘em. When I was ten, my mom made me go see Miss Saigon. I remember [...]

The Swagger Sticks: Studio Session Sneak Peak

I had a studio session over at Moonlight Studios this past Monday night and I worked on some demo tracks for my band, the The Swagger Sticks. We’re an Indie Rock band and we’re releasing our own EP sometime in March. We added a bunch of vocal tracks, mixed the drums, guitars etc. and had a very productive studio session – Jeff Lewis, our engineer/producer is just [...]

Washington Cover Bands Curse Inaugural Peformers

Inaugural Balls usually mean big nights for D.C. area cover bands but not this year. All the big national acts came into town to perform during Obama’s historic night, which meant all the usual cover bands got squeezed out of some pretty high-profile gigs.
So what kind of music could you have seen at an Inaugural ball? Obama’s first stop was the “Neighborhood Ball“ which featured Beyonce, [...]

Off The Air: Indie 103.1’s Rock n’ Roll Suicide

The first phase of punk rock lasted about six years, from about 1974 until about 1980 before morphing into New Wave, a more commercially palatable format popularized with the launch of MTV in 1981. Punk was stripped down rock n’ roll. It was loud. It was crude. And it was never meant to last.
But what [...]

Ultimate 80s Date Mix: Cruising With Angelyne

What kind of 80s music do you think Angelyne listens to as she cruises around in her little pink Corvette? I was out in Malibu last weekend, enjoying the unusually warm January weather, when I ran smack-dab into this self-stylized pop culture icon.
When I came face-to-face with her in a supermarket aisle I suddenly blurted [...]

Touch Me I’m Sick

I was supposed to go into the studio last night to finish mixing a few of my songs for The Swagger Sticks debut but I had to cancel ’cause I’m sick! I did, however, find the strength to play along to The Who’s ”Pinball Wizard/See Me, Feel Me” medley on guitar this morning but that was about it.
In the meantime, here’s a little Mudhoney for [...]

Dig Out Your Laundry With Oasis

Have you ever noticed that watching an Oasis concert is about as exciting as folding laundry? Noel just stands there playing his guitar solos chewing gum while Gem idly lingers in the background trying to stay awake. 
Someone should tell Liam Gallagher that the newly pressed “smock” buttoned all the way up certainly doesn’t smack of rebellious rock ‘n roll. It reminds me more of [...]

David Bowie Celebrates Birthday In Space

David Bowie turned 62 today though I’m told the Spiders From Mars haven’t aged a bloody day since the Ziggy Stardust tour.
In the meantime, here’s some classic footage from 1972 of Bowie doing “Queen Bitch” with rock legend Mick Ronson on guitar.
While we’re at it, check out the Flight of [...]

The Swagger Sticks “Mix It Up”

Here’s a quick studio update from The Swagger Sticks regarding our debut EP, “Stick it!” which is scheduled for release March 1st:
Today I spoke with my producer/engineer, Jeff Lewis. I’ll be back at Moonlight Studios Monday, January 12th, to polish up some vocal tracks and finish mixing the three songs we tracked drums for last week: “CCTV”, “Here Comes The Cougar” and [...]

The Killers “Human” Top 2008 Worst Song List

Something has been bothering me every time I turn on the radio and hear The Killers. It’s not that I don’t like The Killers. I used to love the killers.  That’s right, I used to love them.
I remember the summer of 2004 very (un)clearly. That’s because I spent the entire summer getting shit-faced by the [...]