I saw Hypnogaja... And I Shook My Rock N’ Roll Bootie!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Alternative, Music, Rock on 01. Aug, 2009 | 1 Comment
My prevailing thought this morning, after seeing L.A.-based rock band Hypnogaja live at The Viper Room (great live music venue once owned by Johnny Depp): I need to go out and see more local bands.
Seriously, Hypnogaja’s music is superior to 95% of the music we hear on Rock, New Rock and Modern Rock radio.
To my [...]
I saw REO Speedwagon... And It Was Like a RenFair!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Music, Rock on 29. Jun, 2009 | 2 Comments
1987 was my Junior year in high school. I remember really liking REO Speedwagon when I was in, like, elementary school. That would be around the time of REO’s “Hi Infidelity” which featured killer tracks like, “Don’t Let Him Go,” “Keep On Loving You,” and “Take It on the Run.”
I’m pretty sure REO had a [...]
I saw The Who... and David Duchovny had a cold
Posted by pb in Music, Rock on 29. Jun, 2009 | 1 Comment
The Who is my favorite band – and even though the true Who expired in 1978, I still have interest in paying respect, and I get caught up in all the retrospective nonsense… documentaries, tributes, influence shout outs ‘n shit. This was a wank fest, for 2 old rich Brits who’ve been busy selling [...]
I saw Roger Waters... And It Was Intense!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Music, Rock on 20. May, 2009 | No Comments
This was a significant, very important show for me.
Thanks to having two older brothers, I was practically weened on old Pink Floyd records. I spent summers at camp in Northern Michigan listening to “Dark Side of the Moon,” “Animals” and “The Final Cut.”
The latter album, Pink Floyd’s last featuring founding member Roger Waters, was my [...]
I saw Poison... and sang along without shame ~
Posted by divadavoo in Music, Rock on 07. May, 2009 | No Comments
I am not ashamed to say that I really liked Metal Music of the late 80’s, early 90’s ~ and happily sang along with these “hair” bands and had posters wallpapering my room. Bands like Motley Crue, LA Guns, G ‘NR, Ratt, Cinderella and ~ yes ~ Poison. I never was able to see them [...]
I saw Van Halen's Monsters of Rock... Spandex and Stolen Hot Dogs!
Posted by Benjamin Holcomb in Festivals, Music, Rock on 05. May, 2009 | No Comments
I have such fond memories of this show… juvenile delinquent that I was.
This was 1988, and I was a senior in high school. My fond memories are not because I was a fan of Van Halen. Or Scorpions, Dokken, or even Metallica, for that matter. Certainly not because I was a fan of Kingdom Come [...]
