Category Archives: Music

  1. Lamenting Lost Browsing

    I miss being able to browse.  Let me explain. I was watching the movie Before Sunset over the weekend.  The movie is the second in a trilogy starring Ethan Hawke and...

  2. Coldplay – Viva La Vida Live

    Link: Coldplay - Viva La Vida Live I was listening to this last night and decided to share.  It’s one of my favorite tracks

  3. A Day with Spotify

    Yesterday I signed up for Spotify, the music service that has been around for a while but is just now available in the US. I signed up for the Premium...

  4. Sorry, Girl Talk. I Don’t Get It

    I was in Phoenix last week and had the opportunity to go see Girl Talk “live.”  I say “live” because, while Mr. Talk was definitely alive, as was the arena,...

  5. Don’t Go Away Mad, and Other Random Thoughts From Today

    I was a huge fan of 80’s hair bands when that was fashionable ( and even when it wasn’t ), and occasionally I feel the need to introduce my kids...

  6. This is 40

    Today was one of those days where each time you turn around something else seems really wrong. It’s also one of those days where you are thankful for another day...

  7. Christmas in October

    Last Saturday night in Raleigh, my wife and I had the good fortune of taking in the U2 concert at Carter-Finley Stadium. This was my third time seeing them, the...

  8. Coldplay is offering their new live album for free

    For those of you that are fans of Coldplay, I got a tweet from them this morning about offering their new live recording for free on their site. Here is...

  9. I was wrong about Coldplay

    I have said for quite some time that I thought Coldplay was just another band from the UK trying to sound like U2. However, I happened to catch a live...

  10. The Police – Underwhelming

    “We are the Police, and we are back!” Thus began a thoroughly underwhelming performance by the Police at the Grammys last night. I was expecting some screaming performance of “Message...