If ever there was a sign that American Idol was teetering on its last legs, Katy Perry as a judge would be it. I have absolutely nothing against the candy-colored California popstress and have no reason to question her amateur judging abilities – it just seems a little clutching at straws-y for American Idol to... Continue Reading →

spotify:track:0mtGBhUr9vWohDLYV3kY2m One of my current life regrets is not seeing Feist when I had the chance at Bonnaroo – granted it was for an all-day wait for a prime Radiohead viewing location so it wasn’t a compete fail, but still, I just think that she would be very cool to see live. So in the... Continue Reading →

Here's a short list of a few things (and songs) I love about America... I love American girls... I love American boys... I love living in America - "Forget all you haters USA is for lovers!" ...And I kind of love that America loves America (Fuck yeah!) Happy Fourth of July!

Here’s something I don’t get.  Experience Hendrix LLC, which is in charge of the Jimi Hendrix catalogue, is denying any rights of the guitarist’s works to a biopic starring Outkast’s Andre Benjamin/3000 called All Is By My Side. That’s fair, I guess, but I also don’t see why not. If I was Janie (Hendrix’s sister... Continue Reading →

It’s been a good weekend for the drums. Not just for the kicks and the snares of a kit but for percussion in general -for bongos and djembes and things that can be beaten and shaken.  Saturday night at The Satellite in Silverlake (alliteration incidental) was a blue and red disco lit evening of female... Continue Reading →

Every now and then there comes a song that lends itself to – for lack of a better term – abuse. The type that is on repeat an unrepeatable number of times and obnoxiously sung everywhere from the kitchen to the shower or at your own private, bedroom mirror concerts. ‘Machete Gang Holiday’ by Firehorse is... Continue Reading →

You know that song by The Lovin’ Spoonful that speaks of the magic in a young girl’s heart and how the music can free her whenever it starts? That’s me – that’s my theme song and if life were a musical (something that I secretly wish for) then ‘Do You Believe in Magic’ would play... Continue Reading →