Musings on the past and present state of music, film, and pop culture. Get off my lawn.
Concert Review: The Darkness at The Mohawk, Austin. UK rockers bring sunny vibes on a sultry night to playing songs off latest release Motorheart and a bevy of classic cuts. Austin has had some crazy weather lately, but the past few days have been cool and breezy. But not last night. Local news stations said […]
Somebody to Love: A Tribute to Taylor Hawkins. Dave Dierksen discusses the impact Hawkins’ had on his life as well as others, along with a Spotify playlist highlighting his body of work. I heard about Taylor Hawkins’ death in the middle of the night, checking my phone while I let my dog out. While still in […]
Viva Death ‘Illuminate’ Review: 90’s alt-rock supergroup has anthems to spare. What do you get when combine members of Face to Face (Scott Shiflett, Trever Keith), Foo Fighters (Chris Shiflett) and A Perfect Circle and Weezer (Josh Freese)? You get an excellent throwback to heavy 90’s alternative rock, that’s what. The band in question is Viva […]
Contributor Dave Dierksen reviews the Foo Fighters set at Austin360 Amphitheater. By Dave Dierksen [rating=5] Heading into Wednesday night’s Foo Fighters Austin show, the first show of the second leg of their Concrete and Gold tour, I wasn’t even sure if I was going to write a review of the show. In some ways, I […]
The Darkness ‘Pinewood Smile’ Review: Brit rockers are back with a new album of their quirky brand of arena rock. [rating=4] U.K. rock revivalists The Darkness continue to blaze their own idiosyncratic path on Pinewood Smile, their fifth studio album (out October 6th on Cooking Vinyl), expanding on the diverse strengths of their 2015 effort […]
20 Best David Letterman Alternative Musical Performances: counting down the best alt-rock musical guests over The Late Show hosts’ 33 year career. On Wednesday, May 20, 2015, CBS’s The Late Show with David Letterman will be signing off. The veteran comic host may still be entertaining us in some form or fashion, but his retirement from the late night talk show […]
