Archive: Screeds
Yesterday Was April 8...
So I listened to some Nirvana. It's an annual tradition, my way of marking the day we learned of Kurt Cobain's suicide. Yesterday's selection was a choice bootleg: Halloween, 1991, Seattle's Paramount Theatre. It was Nirvana's homecoming show after the first leg of the "Nevermind" tour, right as the band...
By David Malitz | April 9, 2008; 10:31 AM ET | Comments (12)
Why Would You Pay $13 Just To Have a High-Volume Conversation?
The topic of talking at concerts certainly isn't a new one, but you can't help but bring it up every once in a while. Last night I attended a show that made me need to bring it up. I'm not a hardliner. I don't feel that concertgoers need to take...
By David Malitz | January 16, 2008; 03:36 PM ET | Comments (14)
Brian And The Blowfish
From TWP's report on last night's Kennedy Center Honors: [Brian] Wilson got the final set of Honors, a tribute kicked off by a fuzzy-as-ever Art Garfunkel, who described hearing Wilson's music for the first time: "It was this unique, crazy creation: a mix of rock-and-roll and heartfelt prayer." And, er,...
By J. Freedom du Lac | December 3, 2007; 08:50 AM ET | Comments (10)
Listless
I'm not going to lie to you. I love lists. I love ranking things. Give me a topic - most bitter Dylan songs, best Gilbert Arenas buzzer beaters, even something as stupid, say, as 10 random songs heard on a generic radio station - and I'll give you some rankings....
By David Malitz | November 29, 2007; 11:30 AM ET | Comments (5)
