Author Archives: robert duffy

Dear lord, why?

Bon Jovi will be co-owner of the Philadelphia Soul, an expansion Arena Football League team that will play next season in the Wachovia Center and Wachovia Spectrum … “I love football, always have,” said Bon Jovi, a New Jersey native. “It’s the only sport I really live and breathe.” (full story)

I mean, saying you love football and then buying an arena football team is equivalent of saying you like good music and buying the new Limp Bizkit CD, right?

Denovo is a band that you should put into your brain and absorb. They make music for the rock and roll gene in everyone.

And they’re going on tour.

09.24.2003 [ Wed ]
Skullys – Columbus, OH
With: The Last Hotel, My Secret Service (chicago)

09.26.2003 [ Fri ]
Mt. Sterling, OH
With: Furtherlo

09.27.2003 [ Sat ]
Midpoint Music Festival – Cincinnati, OH
With: Hoodwink, Outrageous Orange, and more!

09.28.2003 [ Sun ]
The Union – Athens, OH
With: Arch Villians

09.29.2003 [ Mon ]
Modern Formations Gallery – Pittsburgh, PA
With: Life In Bed, Mallory

09.30.2003 [ Tue ]
The Dead End – Somerset, NJ
With: The Utility Can, Skyline Rodeo

10.01.2003 [ Wed ]
Hillel – UCONN Campus – Storrs, CT
With: Call It Arson, The Back and Forth of Courage, Being Human Being

10.02.2003 [ Thu ]
Galapagos – Brooklyn, NY
With: The Red And The Black

10.03.2003 [ Fri ]
The Fire – Philadelphia, PA
With: TBA

10.04.2003 [ Sat ]
123 pleasant Street – Morgantown, WV
With: The Minus Tide, The Caterpillar Scheme, Dead Sea

Make it happen, sailors.

I love the White Stripes: their music, their live show, everything. But I have to admit, I love the fact that Rolling Stone slammed them:

Jack and Meg White share a stage surname, a flair for feeding rumors, and a predilection for white and red color schemes. What they don’t share, unfortunately, is a talent for their respective instruments. (full story)

If you’re Frank Black, most people on the internet won’t believe you when you tell them the truth.

Chip Midnight gets to know the man known as Lanky and David Cobb gives the 10 Question Treatment to Houston’s Drop Trio.

It’s true, it’s true.

Our kissing cousin, Hip Hop Anonymous, gives us some info on the new Aesop Rock album. Read about it here.

For whatever reason, I went from loving this band to thinking they’re boring. Maybe I’m just a dick.

David Fricke does an excellent interview with Jackson Browne, reflecting on the life and music of Warren Zevon.

His songs are like short stories — the best songs always are. They tell much more about life than books; they communicate so much more than a longer volume would. But it’s funny. Here we are, talking at great lengths, to describe something that was the very opposite of that — a guy who could say something in a few words that was immediately understood. (full interview)

The band is actually playing in cities other than New York, Berkley and San Francisco. Hol-lee!

Sun-Oct-26 Atlanta, GA Tabernacle
Mon-Oct-27 Durham, NC Carolina Theatre
Tue-Oct-28 Washington, DC 930 Club
Thu-Oct-30 Chicago, IL Congress Theatre
Sun-Nov-02 Austin, TX The Backyard
Tue-Nov-04 Lawrence, KS Liberty Hall
Wed-Nov-05 St. Louis, MO The Pageant
Thu-Nov-06 Columbus, OH Mershon Auditorium
Fri-Nov-07 Detroit, MI State Theatre
Sat-Nov-08 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
Mon-Nov-10 New York, NY Town Hall
Tue-Nov-11 New York, NY Town Hall
Wed-Nov-12 Northampton, MA Calvin Theatre
Thu-Nov-13 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
Fri-Nov-14 Philadelphia, PA Tower Theatre

They’ll be gone in a week so listen now.