Van Halen at Madison Square Garden: The Set List

February 29th, 2012

Image Source Sometimes, life will surprise you. Van Halen is currently on an extensive US tour with original and wildly iconic front man David Lee Roth back on vocals and Eddie’s son Wolfgang on Bass. As an aside, I’ve attended maybe half a dozen David Lee Roth solo shows in the past decade – thanks [...]

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Maurizio Cattelan’s All Retrospective at the Guggenheim

December 1st, 2011

It was a few weeks ago now, back on November 11, 2011, that I had my first in person experience with Italian-born artist Maurizio Cattelan’s most unusual retrospective exhibit, All, when I visited the Guggenheim that Friday evening for a live performance by the very excellent pop band, MGMT. The band performed a tight, 45 [...]

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Fix: The Ministry Movie

October 27th, 2011

“Just One Fix…” I don’t imagine that many individuals would disagree with a statement made by Ministry front man Al Jourgensen close to the beginning of Fix – a profoundly gritty and utterly compelling documentary of which he is the primary focus – that the best job to have is one where you’re paid to [...]

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Bryan Ferry at NYC’s Beacon Theater: The Set List

October 8th, 2011

Image Source This past Thursday I was super fortunate to have been able to see Roxy Music front man Bryan Ferry perform at the Beacon Theater here in NYC. He looked great and sounded amazing! He also did a fun and varied set of songs that ranged from both early and later period Roxy Music, [...]

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Queen Live At Wembley Stadium To Stream For The First Time Ever

September 3rd, 2011

In Honor Of Freddie Mercury’s 65th Birthday on September 5, 2011, Queen will stream their historic 1986 concert Queen Live At Wembley Stadium for 48 hours on YouTube. The concert can be viewed at Queen’s Official YouTube Channel starting at 12:00AM EDT on September 5th. This is the first time in Queen has allowed an [...]

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Aidan Has A Posse – a Benefit Concert featuring Buckcherry and The Toilet Boys

August 10th, 2011

August 10, 2011, New York, NY – 10th Street Entertainment, Flying Television and Bowery Presents announce AIDAN HAS A POSSE, a special benefit concert featuring a performance by rockers Buckcherry, Toilet Boys and Pisser on Thursday, August 11th. This intimate event is being held at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and will include a silent [...]

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The Jimi Hendrix Experience Supports The Monkees 1967 Tour: Were You There?

June 26th, 2011

Yesterday I had an interesting comment added to This Post from a Dutch Jimi Hendrix fan and collector named Ben. Ben has a web page where he documents stories and images from the 1967 US Summer Tour by The Monkees on which The Jimi Hendrix Experience were the support act. Ben writes, “if you are [...]

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Brooklyn Star Restaurant to Showcase Local Bands At Rad Knitting Factory Concert!

June 24th, 2011

On Monday, July 11th, The Brooklyn Star restaurant will put on a concert at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, featuring a handful of staff members and their bands. In the New York City restaurant business, it’s not uncommon to have musicians and artists as a part of your restaurant team and The Brooklyn Star is [...]

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How The West Was Won

June 8th, 2010

On This Date in 2003: Led Zeppelin reached the top of the Billboard 200 album chart for the first time in 24 years with the triple live album How the West Was Won, which contained performances from their 1972 U.S. tour, and spent one week on top of the album chart.

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Must See Movie: Get Him to The Greek!

June 2nd, 2010

There’s a pivotal scene near the beginning of Get Him to The Greek where main character, A & R Rep Aaron Green (Jonah Hill) sits in a pitch meeting with his fellow record label flacks. His boss, label head Sergio Roma (Sean “P Diddy” Combs) is badgering the staff to come up with any new [...]

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