Forever For Her (Is Over For Me)

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Who has it the most together in the world of rock n’roll? I’m talking about someone who puts out great music, that’s a given.  It is someone who is cool.  David Lee Roth used to be cool but it’s not 1984 anymore.  The same goes for anyone who has a reality show.  Sorry Bret Michaels.  I guess Steven Tyler gets the boot because of “American Idol.”  We have music... Read More

Arcade Fire Gives Color To Black Hole in Dallas

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Arcade Fire uncovered something at their show in Dallas that I didn’t know was still possible, the transformative power of music, the reason it’s your everything when you’re young.  The feeling when you connect with people over a song and it feels like fate, the power of a song to not just change your mood but the world. I bought “The Suburbs” last year when it was released... Read More

We Are Going To Be Friends: The End of The White Stripes

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“Everybody’s still that same person they were when they were young — at least they still want to be. They still want to have that freedom.”-Jack White My best friend Chad turned me on to The White Stripes.  I liked it but wondered why they didn’t have a bass player…or another guitarist.  Wouldn’t they want more options with more instruments?  This... Read More