2009 was a bit of an emotional roller coaster for us American Blur fans – we all got swept up in Reunion Fever only to find out that Damon & Co. would only be sporting their Fred Perrys within the confines of the U.K. No U.S. dates, no plans for a new album… just a [...]
Archive for November 2009
Bird Is The Word
November 26, 2009What’s the fun in putting yourself into a beer, wine, football, and tryptophan-induced stupor without a good soundtrack to compliment the excess? Here’s the officially sanctioned BTRNR Thanksgiving Playlist! “Alice’s Restaurant” – Arlo Guthrie “Do You Like Worms?” – The Beach Boys (The part about Plymouth Rock – we’re not encouraging you to go into [...]
Kings of the New York Streets
November 19, 2009Trivia question: Who were the only two singers (aside from the Beatles themselves) featured on the cover of Sgt. Pepper? Dion DiMucci and that Zimmerman boy, who coincidentally are sharing the bill tonight at the United Palace Theater, waaaay up on 175th St. & Broadway. And, as so very often happens, we will making the [...]
Rough Boys
November 12, 2009No official word yet, but apparently the 2010 Superbowl halftime show will be the Two. So… how about that? Get ready for a medley of “Who Are You”, “Love Reign O’er Me”, and “Baba O’Reilly”. Yup. Uhhh… Anyway, here’s some pop art: and power pop: to offset this exciting, exciting news.
Aeromsith: No More, No More?
November 6, 2009If reports are true, Aerosmith (a.k.a. The Bad Boys From Boston Who Haven’t Released A New Album Of Original Material In Nine Years) may have finally imploded. Because God knows that the world’s clamoring for a Steven Tyler solo album and/or an Aerosmith record with a different singer (who undoubtedly would be some forty-something chief [...]
We All Want Our Time In Hell: The Samhain/Danzig Lucky 13!
November 1, 2009A quick postscript to yesterday’s Fitsaplaooza – here’s our take on the next 4 years of Glenn Danzig’s career, from Samhain up through the first Danzig album (with one very interesting pit stop in between). In short, here’s what happened: After the Misfits broke up in 1983, Glenn started his next project, Samhain, which featured [...]
