A Family Exploring the World of Fandom Together
We belong to a lot of different fandoms. We both have separate loves and some that overlaps. Of course, Star Wars is the big one, but this is an area for all of our loves!
As Cristina promised in her blog about OUR favorite festival, Hogs for the Cause, I would follow it up with one about Strand of Oaks. I’m constantly listening to new albums using Spotify. I scour the sites Any Decent Music and MetaCritic trying to find good new music. The first…
I have seen most of the bands I have wanted to see in concert through the years. However, I have never seen a few bands. I probably will never see a few like David Bowie. Elvis Costello came to town recently and I could check another one off my list.…
Back on during U2’s Pop tour, I headed to the Superdome to see the show. The most exciting thing about that show is that I remember I bought an Elvis Costello’s greatest hits cd from Tower Records. U2 seemed tired, but Elvis in the car sounded young and full of…
I’m kind of ashamed that I’m starting off my favorite song series with Men at Work. I like Men at Work, but they are not The Cure, The Replacements, R.E.M. much less the Stones or the Beatles. Yet, this song has always been kind of a personal anthem for me.…
St. Vincent: St. Vincent St. Vincent’s guitar playing sounds both well thought out and completely improvised at the same time. For me, it’s the highlight of this year’s release. It reminds me of Tom Verlaine and Richard Lloyd’s work on Marquee Moon. “Rattlesnake,” “Birth in Reverse,” and “Digital Witness” are…
I realize that for this section I might need to make a few purchases. (Note: I picked up number 7 after I wrote this). 10: Spoon: They Want My Soul I’m not the first to say this (it seems a running theme in all their reviews and listings in the…