. I got some new footage from Kidd Russell today, who says: “So its been a while since we rocked a show. We locked ourselves in the studio with some huge names and ourselves to come up with songs that blow minds lol. Below is footage of our 1st show in Chicago in 8 months …
You’re probably already aware of this, but just in case you’re not, do yourself a favor and check out “Light Me Up” by The Pretty Reckless. I should start by saying I really wanted to not like this band. When I first heard that 17 year old Taylor Momsen of TV’s Gossip Girl had started …
“That’s when I absorbed the entirety of the musical artist’s vision for the first time in years. And that vision, my friends, is delivered in the space between the songs, a pause that has no place in a sea of discreet digital files. On an album though, that white space focuses the mind on the …
The best of the Sesame Street vids:
How to Make a Phat Phat Boat .
Ah, memories. An old High School friend of mine created the smoking weasel logo for them that you can see in the upper lefthand corner. He now works for Bungie (he did some of the art work on Halo, I understand). I saw them play a few times in Elmhurst. Lots of people flying around …
and 50 Years Later, a Latin Grammy Award Winner – Celia Cruz – La Negra Tiene Tumbao (HD 16:9)
YouTube has made critical commentary on Imelda May’s astonishingly obvious talent and beauty completely superfluous. However, the dozens of clips do prompt one vital observation: whether Ms. May and her band of hotshots are performing rockabilly in a nightclub or a blues standard in an arena — they always bring their “A” game. Seasoned pro …
Behold Hesher, starring Natalie Portman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt and America’s most famous Bahai, Rainn Wilson. Wilson is also a University of Washington alum:
We Are Wisconsin from Finn Ryan on Vimeo. . An idealistic new executive gets elected along with majorities in both legislative houses. He sets about pursuing a pungently ideological agenda that he says the voters sent him to do. The minority party says, “Whoa, don’t over read a rejection of the status quo with a …
In spring of 2001 I developed a ritual. On weekends when my wife, pregnant at the time, was traveling for work, I would sit on our terrace with a cigar and a glass of Knob Creek. The unobstructed skyline view of my adopted city of Chicago provided a more-than-suitable backdrop for pondering questions such as …