It’s time to put a halt to some of these celebrity song collaborations since it’s already out of control. The Grammys decided to jump into the fray this year and have just about every performer have

While I never got the chance to attend Music Midtown, it truly was a showcase event for the city and the 3-day festival attracted national crowds because of the lineup. It was a pretty reasonable pri

With the advent of Napster, Kazaa, and now iTunes and its fellow legit brethren, there is no longer any reason to subscribe to the “3 Song Rule” when it comes to purchasing albums. Back in the days w

I have nothing against acoustical music. If your last name is Garfunkel or you’re a folk singer who rejects personal hygiene, this is the path you must take. There are even certain rock songs that s

1992 was a not-so-great year for me regarding concerts. Keep in mind this was while I was in college and those are your prime concert-going years until you get a few years out of school. I had a rec

Best Opening Act Name – Mary Tyler Morphine
This band of 2 chicks and a skinny drummer guy opened up for the Offspring at The Metro in Chicago. If you’ve got a band playing in your baseme

Here are some memorable moments I've witnessed while attending some rock shows.

Best Worst Opening Band - Vic Vacuum and the Attachments
This Chicago band opened up for an Anthrax

Now that we have both feet into autumn, I wonder if there are still stations that fall into the trap of giving cheesy nicknames for a specific month. When I was at college in Peoria in the early 1990

Megan and I went to a concert Tuesday night and while there’s no need to go into a review of the show, I figured I would relay some of the peripheral events that happened that evening. We get into th

Music, like fashion, comes full circle every few decades or so but I am really hoping for the revitalization of rock music like I knew it growing up. I am fed up with the MTV Video Music Awards (whic

On a rainy Memorial Day as I was waiting for the baseball games to start on TV, I caught the last 5 minutes of a Jane Pauley show. I’m not used to flipping through the channels during the weekday so