Fuck Woodstock. Woodstock was after the creativity and sparkle of Monterey but before the drama and era-wrapping darkness of Altamont. Musically, Woodstock is more notable for who didn’t show up rather than who did – its greatest claim to fame was that a half million people could sit in the mud and get stoned for [...]
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See Me, Feel Me, Touch Me, Smell Me: Woodstock turns 40
August 14, 2009The BTRNR Review: 21st Century Breakdown
May 16, 2009Five years ago, Green Day released American Idiot and resurrected both their commercial viability and, of course, the rock opera. A tough act to follow, right? Well, not necessarily, but deferring to artistic license, we’ll pretend it is. So without further ado, here we go – 21st Century Breakdown, broken down track-by-track: 1. Song Of [...]
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Worry Rock
February 10, 2009Well, now we know why Green Day presented Album Of The Year at the Grammys the other night, don’t we? Look no further than 21st Century Breakdown, the follow-up to 2004′s era-defining (for better or worse) American Idiot, out sometime in May. Apparently, the album’s sixteen songs are divided into three thematic sections – ‘Heroes [...]
