Last month I did a rewatch of all three season of The Kroll Show. During that time, I came to really appreciate the comedy stylings of Jon Daly. He’s a great complement to Kroll’s energy, and his characters are all really funny. In particular I love his Pittsburgh pawn shop owner whose accent I can not figure out at all (does anyone from Pittsburgh talk … Continue reading Jon Daly-Cheer Me Up
Like most people, my first discoveries of music were made while perusing the records and CD’s in my parents collection. Whenever I had the house to myself I would just pick something randomly and put it on. The collection my dad had was mostly late 60’s and early 70’s rock, so I learned a lot about The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, The Doors, etc. He … Continue reading Songs From My Dad
Between being holed up in the hospital and the Thanksgiving break, I got more than a little behind. That’s why today I’m writing about a single that was released on November 12th by Toronto-based band Newsmen. A lot of times I’ll just let something like this slip by and just tweet something about it with a link, but I wanted to do a real post … Continue reading Newsmen-Grand Tracadie b/w Covehead
Exile On Main Street is one of the greatest records ever released. When it came out in 1972, Rolling Stones were the biggest band in the world, hands down. To release a massive, ambitious double album was a gamble for them. Stones In Exile is a documentary about the making of the album, but it’s also about a band finding themselves painted into a corner … Continue reading Stones In Exile
Next Thursday the fifth annual Chicago International Movies and Music Festival will kick off what is sure to be another great film and music experience here in the windy city. Last year’s winner of the festival’s award for best short documentary is back to screen a series of short films about his father, acclaimed musician Van Dyke Parks. I was lucky enough to see Parks … Continue reading 5th Annual CIMM Fest, April 18th-21st
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