Charlie’s Good Tonight: The Life, the Times, and The Rolling Stones (2022) is the authorized biography of the late great Charlie Watts by Paul Sexton. Published one year after his death, the book details Watts’ life from beginning to end, and it features forewords by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. No offense to the band... Continue Reading →
Def Leppard are my favorite band of all time, so I knew I had to buy their Definitely: The Official Story of Def Leppard (2023) book eventually, it was just a matter of when I felt brave enough to part with my money again. Well, I sucked it up last year, started reading the book... Continue Reading →
I apologize for not being consistent with my Songs with the Same Title series, but we are finally back and this time, I’ll be covering Canadian rock band Rush because I’ve been obsessed with them ever since I read Geddy Lee’s My Effin’ Life (2023) book. Last time, I covered American thrash metal band Overkill,... Continue Reading →
It’s that time of year again, people! Spotify released their yearly wrap-ups of our music listening habits, simply titled, “Spotify Wrapped.” Like last year, the calculations aren’t entirely accurate because they came out in early December, more specifically December 4, 2024. Also, CD and vinyl listens weren’t included in the calculations. However, it’s always fun... Continue Reading →
When The Black Crowes began their initial run of Happiness Bastards tour dates in April 2024, I watched them like a hawk. You know, checked out the setlists, made sure everything was running smoothly, and prayed they would eventually bring the Happiness Bastards tour to Las Vegas. Lo and behold, they announced a second run... Continue Reading →
Coming up with my dream setlist for The Black Crowes was incredibly difficult. I pretty much knew the songs I wanted to include, but they already played most of them live, particularly on their Happiness Bastards tour (part one and two, aka The Reprise), because they love to spice up their shows by throwing in... Continue Reading →
For those of you that don’t know, Def Leppard are my favorite band of all time. I love to talk about them and I love to complain about them. It’s a love/hate relationship. I think about them 24/7, but my Def Leppard kick has been incredibly strong these past couple of months. It got me... Continue Reading →
Today, November 1, 2024, is a special day because it marks the 30th anniversary of The Black Crowes’ Amorica album. It was released 30 years ago, can you believe it?!?! Everything about this album is perfect: the songs, the musicianship, the tracklist order, and even the album cover (you can fight me on that one)!... Continue Reading →
Not long after I bought tickets for the Iron Maiden show at the Michelob ULTRA Arena, in Mandalay Bay, Rival Sons posted on their social media that they were coming back to Las Vegas for their Two-Headed Beast tour with stoner rock band Clutch. Perfectly enough, the Iron Maiden show and Rival Sons show were... Continue Reading →
Iron Maiden weren’t high on my “artists I need to see in concert” bucket list, however, when Easter 2024 turned up, I bought tickets out of curiosity, wondering if their shows were as spectacular as fans hyped them to be. Not to spoil my review, but man, they really know how to put on a... Continue Reading →
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