Posts Tagged “Music Monday”
The third and fourth time I saw The Ramones were not as extraordinary as the first two (each deserving of their own entries). September 3, 1995, at the Bumbershoot festival was the third time I saw the band. It was mostly unremarkable, a “standard” set by the band in a festival setting. It was good to…
There is so much to say about this band. To say it changed my life is an understatement. I had only been marginally aware of the band before, but in the spring and summer of 1987 I had a sort of awakening. My best friend at the time was turning me on to all sorts…
I’m a bit distracted today. I had originally planned on writing stuff from Bumbershoot or my 50 Bands post – there’s still so much to go over. Instead I had this song going through my head today as I continue to deal with the news of Oren Miller’s passing.
I am taking this idea from Dawn, who took the idea from somebody else who took the idea from somebody else. “Sarah specified just a few rules: 1) Be sure to note your first concert. 2) Bands you’ve seen as openers or as part of festivals count, but try to come up with 50 headliners…
Today is President’s Day. What better way to celebrate than with a song from the band the day is named after. No, wait, the band doesn’t have its own holiday? It should. “Some Postman” is from the 2004 album Love Everybody – the last to feature founding member Dave Dederer on guitar. In the video you’ll see…
You may wonder why I split up my look at Siouxsie And The Banshees into two parts. You may wonder why there are two parts at all considering the first part was a complete story. Thing is, I have gotten to like and appreciate the band more as time goes on. I’m not under the…
I had been to concerts before. Most of my live music had come from festivals such as the Bite Of Seattle or Bumbershoot, but I was taken to a Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem concert in my youth and I did get to see the Beach Boys perform after a Mariners game (but that is…
After the lackluster reception to 1987’s Never Let Me Down, David Bowie considered giving up music for a while. The album didn’t sell as well as expected, and the tour suffered from technical problems and lackluster sales, partly because he was simply “going through the motions” after the blockbuster success of Let’s Dance and to…
I vaguely remember when this song was released in 1984. The music video isn’t that great, it’s interesting enough to watch once or twice, but that’s about it, so it didn’t get much play. When it was released in 1984 the radio station I generally listened to (mainstream rock) wouldn’t play it which is why…