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Don't Come for My Beer!

2010-03-08T20:26:00.002-05:00

And I thought New York's liquor laws were crazy - check out the wackiness in Pennsylvania.

Prepared Like a Boy Scout

2010-01-19T13:35:00.000-05:00

So besides your guitar and your amp, what do you bring with you to a gig?

15 Other Things In Your Gig Bag from Fender.con

2009 Mashup from DJ Earworm

2009-12-31T10:31:00.000-05:00

This year in the charts, so many of the pop songs this year seem to tell the same story: Yeah, we’ve been through a lot, but right now we’re gonna celebrate with music and dance, and it’s gonna be ok. With that spirit in mind, I invite you to…BLAME IT ON THE POP

The Black Eyed Peas - BOOM BOOM POW
Lady Gaga - POKER FACE
Lady Gaga Featuring Colby O’Donis - JUST DANCE
The Black Eyed Peas - I GOTTA FEELING
Taylor Swift - LOVE STORY
Flo Rida - RIGHT ROUND
Jason Mraz - I’M YOURS
Beyonce - SINGLE LADIES (PUT A RING ON IT)
Kanye West - HEARTLESS
The All-American Rejects - GIVES YOU HELL
Taylor Swift - YOU BELONG WITH ME
T.I. Featuring Justin Timberlake - DEAD AND GONE
The Fray - YOU FOUND ME
Kings Of Leon - USE SOMEBODY
Keri Hilson Featuring Kanye West & Ne-Yo - KNOCK YOU DOWN
Jamie Foxx Featuring T-Pain - BLAME IT
Pitbull - I KNOW YOU WANT ME (CALLE OCHO)
T.I. Featuring Rihanna - LIVE YOUR LIFE
Soulja Boy Tell ‘em Featuring Sammie - KISS ME THRU THE PHONE
Jay Sean Featuring Lil Wayne - DOWN
Miley Cyrus - THE CLIMB
Drake - BEST I EVER HAD
Kelly Clarkson - MY LIFE WOULD SUCK WITHOUT YOU
Beyonce - HALO
Katy Perry - HOT N COLD

This just sounds painful to me

2009-12-16T08:52:00.000-05:00

Guitarists' Brains Swing Together

ScienceDaily (Mar. 18, 2009) — When musicians play along together it isn't just their instruments that are in time – their brain waves are too. New research shows how EEG readouts from pairs of guitarists become more synchronized, a finding with wider potential implications for how our brains interact when we do.

Steven Page ventures out on his own

2009-12-11T09:01:00.001-05:00

Steven Page, former lead singer of Barenaked Ladies, is working on a solo album, and he has an interesting blog post about the process.

Springsteen is ‘exactly where I want to be’

2009-12-01T09:07:00.000-05:00

I think this is turning into a "All Bruce All The Time" blog ...

MSNBC.com

The Big Man keeps Rocking

2009-11-12T09:05:00.000-05:00

Great article about E Street Band saxman Clarence Clemons. No matter what - surgeries, age, racism - he just keeps on rockin'.

Re-Meet The Beatles

2009-11-11T09:55:00.000-05:00

PopMatters.com is saluting the genius that is the Fab Four with a month full of feature articles and blogs. Enjoy!

Geeks get a hold of Hey Jude

2009-10-30T09:19:00.001-04:00

This is exactly what we need - a flow chart for "Hey Jude."

From the loveallthis.com blog.

So When Does the MEB get our White House Invite?

2009-10-20T12:12:00.002-04:00

Lots of cool music has been happening at the White House, with lots more planned.

MSNBC.com

R.E.M. Rediscovers R.E.M.

2009-10-09T14:02:00.001-04:00

This is a very interesting interview with Michael Stipe of R.E.M. He makes some interesting points about how you never know which of your songs will be popular.

Love this quote from Mike Mills:

"The fact is," Mills says, "that you never know what your best songs are. Losing my Religion is a five-minute song without a chorus where the main instrument is a mandolin — and it’s our biggest hit."

TimesOnlineUK

Rockin' In Rochester

2009-10-01T12:48:00.000-04:00

Looks like a fun weekend down the Thruway. Road trip?!?

2nd Annual Rochester Independent Music Festival

Kanye, Kanye, Kanye

2009-09-14T11:09:00.000-04:00

Dude, really?!? I mean, yes, Beyonce is a goddess and deserves all the acclaim she gets, but why diss Taylor in the process? C'mon, man, you're better than that.

All Hail Motown

2009-09-06T15:58:00.000-04:00

Motown turns 50!

What's Your Fantasy?

2009-08-18T08:16:00.000-04:00

Wanna spend a week rockin' with the stars? Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy Camp will let you do just that, and this year's guest artists include Ace Frehley, Jon Anderson, and Meat Loaf. Does it get any better than that?

Bruce, You Totally Rock

2009-07-30T11:40:00.000-04:00

On September 20 in Chicago, Bruce Springsteen is going to play the entire "Born To Run" album in concert. If you were trying to define awesome, this is it.

MEB rocks Eleanor Rigby & Colder Rain

2009-07-21T09:15:00.001-04:00

From the Tim Herron Corporation's Company Picnic, here's Steve O's arrangement of the Beatles classic.

And here's a partial recording of Mike's song "Colder Rain" from our latest CD.

Roger Wilco!

2009-07-06T14:18:00.000-04:00

We're big Wilco fans. Check out this article from MSNBC.com about their new CD.

Bruce tells a Chuck Berry story

2009-06-14T11:27:00.000-04:00

Eminem: Inside The Comeback

2009-05-25T20:51:00.000-04:00

MSNBC.com has an in-depth article on Eminem and his latest release. It's an interesting read.

Another Reason I Love The Internet

2009-05-08T10:42:00.000-04:00

Just like this writer, I love how exploring the web for music about a particular artist or style can take you in so many directions. This guy started out looking for some Lou Reed music and ended up immersed and obsessed with Afro-pop.

Go music exploring, I think you'll love it.

Hipsters Love 'Em, But Why??

2009-04-29T09:25:00.002-04:00

People who claim to be hip and cool love some very strange music, and Spike lists 7 bands that the hipsters love but they are not impressed with.

Are you really listening?

2009-04-16T05:47:00.006-04:00

Gizmodo had a great article on "audiophiles," those folks who will spent tens of thousands of dollars on fancy audio equipment, because they swear it sounds so much better. They say that the trend of popping little tiny ear buds in, listening to highly compressed low bitrate mp3s while we attack the treadmill has ruined our appreciation for the way music can really sound.

The author of the article is understandably skeptical when he's getting ready to meet this gentleman, but he changes his tune by the end. It's a good read; check it out.

Rock Hall inducts its New Class

2009-04-05T19:56:00.000-04:00

Metallica, Run-DMC, Bobby Womack and more were inducted into the Rock Hall in Cleveland this weekend. Lots of articles, videos and photos at Cleveland.com.