NWOAHM

7 Jul 2008 – 8:16
By adam | Also posted in Austin, shows | Comments (0)

NWOAHM
The New Wave of American Heavy Metal is a broken term.  It’s anachronistic, refering back to the NWOBHM, introduced by an author, who willfully ignored genre divisions, including punk-based bands, and diminishing his own term by including bands from the late 80’s/early 90’s metal heyday.

Wikipedia’s article follows straight into the same failures, by depending more [...]

First Shows in Austin

30 Jun 2008 – 9:34
By adam | Also posted in Austin, shows | Comments (0)

We weren’t in town for 3 days before we saw our first show in austin, Rilo Kiley at Stubb’s.  Jenny Lewis was amazing, both vocally, and on guitar (and hot).  We were also hot, but Austin hot is not quite as sticky and sweaty as Chicago hot.  It was a great show, and it reminded [...]

Save Chicago Culture

13 May 2008 – 7:19
By adam | Also posted in chicago, shows | Comments (1)

Tomorrow, the city council votes on an ordinance requiring anyone organizing a concert of any scale, at any (already) licensed venue, to be a licensed promoter. This is very dangerous to Chicago’s rich music scene, and to the arts in Chicago in general.
The definition of “event promoter” is so loosely defined it could apply [...]

The State of MP3 Players

12 May 2008 – 11:22
By adam | Comments (5)

Microsoft surpasses 2 million Zunes sold. Apple sells 2.65 million iPods a month
How is it that the two top selling MP3 players are the two most DRM-encumbered? I think, though, that a survey would be more relevant. Something simple, like “What Do you use to listen to music on the road?” It would [...]

The Month of Shows begins

7 May 2008 – 9:16
By adam | Also posted in shows | Comments (0)

Somehow, practically every band I’m into is playing Chicago this month. It started friday, with Ghostland Observatory at the Metro, in an overdose of fog, lazers and white sportcoats. It was hysterical to have a house DJ as an opening act, which absolutely no one danced to.  Reminds me why I never go to [...]