Introducing the Nine

One thing I hate about top 10 lists, is that there’s always that one item on the top 10 that you can tell was simply a place-holder, a stupid and less than original point that they used because they couldn’t find anything better to say. For example,Top 10 Reasons to Wear Clean Underwear: 10. Because [...]

U2′s Forgettable Fire or How to become a pop heretic in just one easy blog post

I don’t like U2. Truth be told, I never really have. Maybe it’s because I spent far too much time living in Utah, where I’ve discovered that it must be an FCC regulation that a U2 song must be playing at all times, on at least one station. Maybe it’s because Zooropa really left a [...]

Crowded House: They’ve still GOT it

For the better part of three decades, the Finn brothers have been some of the best song writers in the world–and yet, they’re some of the most unsung as well.  The 80s’ “Don’t Dream It’s Over” is still one of the best songs to come out of that time period, and I’ve had their “Together [...]