November 6th, 2009

Don’t Let This Ever Happen Again.

I’m not sure which is making me feel more ill right now — the flu (possibly swine flu) I’ve been battling all week — or this embarrassing U2/Jay-Z performance from last night in Berlin (at the MTV European Music Awards):

November 6th, 2009

This Is Happening Tonight, Too.

As per usual at DDG, it’s a $5-$10 sliding-scale donation to get in. Tonight’s show will be done by midnight, so get there early if you wanna catch the opening bands.

November 5th, 2009

Dammit.

Now that our hopes and dreams have been dashed, we can just settle in and enjoy, oh I dunno, the ongoing SEPTA strike, the imminent cold and shitty weather, the swine flu pandemic, and tonight’s Train/Uncle Kracker show at the TLA:

Train
9pm, $37-40. TLA.
As the artist Larry Poons recently put it, “We live in an age of music for people who don’t like music.” Perhaps you’ve encountered some of these people—the ones who fork over good money for the blandest music available because they’re supposed to like something. Inevitably, such people latch onto Train. The metaphorically (OK, possibly literally) lobotomized San Francisco band has managed to make a killing by removing all that is soulful, interesting, clever or engaging about music, offering generic “modern-rock” melodies and lyrics like, “I’ll open up and be your parachute/ And I’ll never let you down” that ultimately require zero emotional investment. Tonight, the room will be filled with people who don’t really like music listening to a band that doesn’t really like music, either. What a sad, weird place to be. (Michael Alan Goldberg)

Run me over now.

November 4th, 2009

Go Fightins! We Can Do This.

November 4th, 2009

From The “We Couldn’t Make This Shit Up If We Tried” Files

In an interview with the Chicago Tribune this week, wrestler Hulk Hogan — who’s apparently an accomplished bassist (who knew?) — claims that he wanted more than anything to join the Rolling Stones or Metallica:

“I was in England presenting an award with Jerry Hall, Mick Jagger’s ex, and she told me the [Rolling] Stones were looking for a bass player,” Hogan said. “I sent her a ton of merchandise that she asked for and said ‘Tell Mick I’m a great bass player.’  I never heard a word back.

“When Metallica was looking for a bass player, I called and never heard a word back from them either. I would have quit wrestling in a heartbeat to be a bass player for Metallica.”

We’re shocked he didn’t get a call back from either band. But then again, given the joke both the Stones and Metallica are at this point in their careers, having Hulk Hogan holding down the low-end probably couldn’t hurt their credibility too much.

November 3rd, 2009

Alanis Morissette: Phillies Good Luck Charm?

Not sure why they had Alanis Morissette singing the National Anthem before the Phillies game last night, when they could’ve had native Philly performers like Patti LaBelle, Hall & Oates, or even Will Smith (THAT might’ve been interesting) doing it. Plus, she’s Canadian (although then again, so’s Matt Stairs) and probably rooted hard for the Blue Jays in ‘93. But hell, you can’t argue with the results. Maybe the Fightins should adopt Alanis as a good luck charm and bring her back up to the Bronx with them. Whatever works.

November 2nd, 2009

All You Can Really Do At This Point…

…is sing “High Hopes” and try to visualize one of the greatest comebacks in sports history.