Even though I just saw the Foo Fighters a few weeks ago, I couldn’t bring myself to immediately listen to their latest record, But Here We Are, coming just slightly over a year after the passing of the band’s longtime drummer, Taylor Hawkins. Then I learned that Dave Grohl’s mother passed a month after Taylor and I knew I was going to be in for a gut-punch of a record.
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The Used – Toxic Positivity, Album Review
All hail to the emo band from my youth! I can’t tell you how many times I’ve seen The Used over the years, but several of their records remain my favorites to this day. With that being said, a lot of their newer material hadn’t really made it into my radar until their latest, Toxic Positivity, was announced.
Read moreSonic Temple 2023
After undergoing a name change from Rock on the Range to Sonic Temple for the 2019 edition, the pandemic then decided to shut it down for the next three years! And let me tell you what, that 2020 lineup was fire. But anyways, it’s back and I couldn’t have been happier this extended holiday weekend.
Read moreFan Art Friday: Sonic Temple Edition
Sonic Temple is back! So you get two drawings from the vault (also, I’ve been too lazy to finish anything recently). Can’t wait to see Queens of the Stone Age for the first time and Avatar for probably the sixth 🙂
Read moreGhost – Phantomime EP Review
I guess not all that long ago Ghost promised new music by the time they were set to head back to the EU for the second leg of their tour. Turns out that new music was an EP full of cover songs! I love a good cover song and I can assure you this is some good, good stuff.
Read moreConcert Review: Just Like Heaven Music Festival
Another year, another new festival because why not? This time, I headed back to the LA area, Pasadena to be more specific, to knock my number one bucket list band off that list at the Just Like Heaven Music Festival.
Read moreNew Music – Singles Edition!
2023 is the gift that keeps on giving when it comes to new music. I am here for it!
Read moreFoxy Shazam – Dark Blue Night, Album Review
Somehow, Foxy Shazam released a whole new album at the end of March and I didn’t even know about it! That makes me feel like a bad fan. But, I found it now, and I can tell you that Dark Blue Night is a treat.
Read moreConcert Review: Gov’t Mule
Well, my dad needed a concert buddy. And as someone who knows how many shows my dad used to go to back in the day, I happily obliged.
Read moreInhaler – Cuts & Bruises, Album Review
Irish rock band, Inhaler, have had a strange career trajectory in my opinion. An no, it has nothing to do with the fact that lead singer Elijah Hewson is Bono’s son (?!).
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