Archive for October, 2006

Naked Raygun covers everything

Monday, October 30th, 2006

It is only slightly over 20 years ago that I saw Naked Raygun for the first time, an event of such enormous and life-changing proportions that it is almost impossible to begin to capture it. At some point after I get back from Chicago I will try. However, here is a taste. One of [...]

You Took My Heart And You Hocked It

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

Last Thursday, October 19, Naked Raygun played a semi-unannounced warmup show at a small club in Chicago. I was bummed I couldn’t go, this was the first Chicago performance of Naked Raygun I’ve missed since September of 1986. Thank you, however, to the kind soul who posted this video on YouTube. The sound is for [...]

YouTube Synergy

Monday, October 23rd, 2006

So a couple months ago I went to see Scratch Acid at The Showbox and I recorded a video of them playing “Damned For All Time” on my pocket camera. Like any good modern internet nerd I uploaded this video to YouTube for everyone’s enjoyment. After uploading this video, I noticed that someone else had [...]

Fuck The Hold Steady

Thursday, October 19th, 2006

If I wanted to listen to over-produced quasi-Springsteen bullshit I’d rent Eddie And The Cruisers.

John Brion on Sound Opinions

Monday, October 16th, 2006

Holy shit Greg’s blogging. So, uh, yeah. 5 months between posts. How about that. You know what it is? I get all up in arms about how everything has to be “written” so that it “makes sense” and you know “has a grand statement” or some shit. I’m done, I’m just gonna blurt and maybe [...]