Author’s Note: A year ago today, I left for Rwanda. I originally posted my adventures elsewhere in an effort to revise an older blog. #fail. I realized these “reviewed” trips kind of qualified for Drew’s Reviews despite the lack of … Continue reading Winning a Trip to Rwanda
Fun. Remember that band? Fun dot. Now relegated to the dustbin of music history. But not Weezer, a fun band celebrating 30 years next year, and in a bit of a surprise, released their 14th studio album today (Jan. 29) … Continue reading Album Review: Weezer – OK Human
One of the most anticipated albums of all time dropped in 2008 and, well, it seemed as if no one really noticed. Ok, it wasn’t exactly highly anticipated rather everyone wanted to see what took Guns N’ Roses so long … Continue reading Album Review: Guns N’ Roses – Chinese Democracy
Ten years ago, Rush released a never before heard live album. It featured “new” songs for many and though it didn’t reach a fever pitch, ABC 1974 did move the needle quite a bit. Rush ABC 1974 recorded the band’s … Continue reading Album Review: Rush – ABC 1974
I saw Social Distortion for the first time in 1990 at Crawford Hall at University of California Irvine. It was pretty much a large gym. The memories that remain include the deafening decibels (seriously, it was brutal) and one of … Continue reading Album Review: Screaming Trees – Something About Today
Decades ago, one of the Holy Grail’s in punk music was Social Distortion’s 1983 album Mommy’s Little Monster released on Triple X Records. If you found s copy on vinyl or CD you pretty much had gold in your hands. … Continue reading Album Review: Social Distortion – Mommy’s Little Monster
Across their 40 year career, Rush did pretty much everything right. Especially when it came to the multifarious approach to writing their music. Most bands generally do not partake in recording instrumentals. Those who do, like Joe Satriani, make instrumental … Continue reading Rush Instrumentals Ranked Worst to First
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