Top 65 Videos of 2005

You owe it to yourself to check out this Top 65 Music Videos of 2005 over at m3 online- typically i don’t bother linking straight out to other people’s blogs from my own (stealing is so much easier), but this guy took a lot of time to make this list- and not only does [...]

25 Years Later

John Lennon, a former member of the Beatles, the rock group that transformed popular music in the 1960s, is shot and killed by an obsessed fan in New York City this day in 1980. The 40-year-old artist was entering his luxury Manhattan apartment building when Mark David Chapman shot him four times at close range [...]

Bad Religion this Past Saturday

this past saturday myself, michelle, damien, erin, scotto and albert went out to see bad religion. we caught them at the starland ballroom in in jersey- used to be some dance joint in sayverille. pretty nice place for shows. ah yes, back in ‘91 or ‘92 i remember seeing them at the roseland in the [...]

rock & roll eneded in 1959

rock & roll isn’t rock & roll anymore.
you’re right, there’s no more rock & roll. it’s an imitation, we can forget about that. rock & roll has turned itself inside out. i never did do rock & roll, i’m just doing the same old thing i’ve always done.
you’ve never sung a rock & roll song?
no, [...]

killing bono

a gift from michelle. here’s my current night time reading. recommended.
Everyone wants to be famous. But as a young punk in Dublin in the 1970s, Neil McCormick’s ambitions went way beyond mere pop stardom. It was his destiny to be a veritable Rock God. He had it all worked out: the albums, the concerts, the [...]

republic needs your vote

we all know and love mike scotto and of course republic. feel like doing some artistic community service? republic needs your help. the band has been selected for a competetion sponsored by Zippo “america’s trusted name in arson”… if you don’t mind taking a few minutes, please vote by visiting the following link. www.zippohottour.com republic [...]

ipods, finally

michelle and i finally decided to get ourselves ipods. she opted for a handsome 4gb ipod mini, where i chose the 30gb ipod photo. these things are pretty rad, and since i had been using itunes for some time to manage my music, the integration was seamless.
over time i have been working on getting every [...]

republic in Upstage Magazine

as many of you know, my good friend mike scotto and company rock out with Republic - check out a show if you can.
pick up this month’s edition of Upstage Magazine and read some kind words written by the editor, Gary Wien. Or click here and scan the online version of the story.