If 2020 proved difficult for established bands to keep the music alive, just consider the difficulty for a new band just starting to make some noise but yet without an album. Waking Bear, an indie rock band hailing from Olympia, … Continue reading Indie Rockers Waking Bear Not Hibernating for 2021
Author’s Note: This is blog #5 of nine detailing my trip to Rwanda and Italy in 2020. Links below if you want to start from the beginning. “Winning A Trip to Rwanda” features a more comprehensive introduction. The music reviews … Continue reading Living Life as a Rwandan
Ten. Clearly, Foo Fighters plan to stick around! Also known as the The Dave Grohl Band, Foo Fighters released Medicine At Midnight, their 10th studio album today, a year after the band finished the record, which was then shelved because … Continue reading Album Review: Foo Fighters – Medicine at Midnight
Author’s Note: This is blog #4 of nine detailing my trip to Rwanda and Italy in 2020. Links below if you want to start from the beginning. “Winning A Trip to Rwanda” features a more comprehensive introduction. The music reviews … Continue reading The Rwandan Genocide
Author’s Note: This is blog #3 of nine detailing my trip to Rwanda and Italy in 2020. Links below if you want to start from the beginning. “Winning A Trip to Rwanda” features a more comprehensive introduction. The music reviews … Continue reading Flying to Rwanda
Author’s Note: Wait, why am I reading about Rwanda? Check out Winning a Trip to Rwanda for more information! Don’t worry, the music reviews continue as scheduled. Flying to Rwanda is nothing like taking a trip to Europe. Of course, … Continue reading Planning a Trip to Rwanda
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
