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just read that Rock Action died yesterday. fuck, man. The Stooges were such an impressive force and gave energy to tons of people who followed. i was so fortunate to have seen four of their reunion tours after Iggy got 'em back on stage together. I think we all need to play some loud rock music right now.

I know the original post specified 3 shows of each size, but it's so hard to narrow it down, i'll go to 4. Big shows: - The Who/The Clash, Shea Stadium, 1982 this was the first farewell tour the Who did, and little did i know i'd see two more incarnations of them saying goodbye. but what a rush...i was in 10th grade, and this shit was happening. a high school friend of mine and i went down to NYC w/ his older brother, who ended up bribing some security guy to get us out onto the field in GA...our original seats were horrible, obstructed view behind home plate. David Johansen was a decent

other than going to a St. Patty's Day party at a friend's house tonight, I'm waiting patiently for my MRI on Monday night.

Pickled catch of the day

There's a difference between being on the same bill and on the same stage together, right? I'd say my oddest moment was the dinosaur jr 25th anniversary show of Your Living All Over Me. Fred Armisen playing drums with Jon Petkovic on vocals for a Stooges song was bizarre, but was easily topped with Johnny Marr and Dale Crover playing. smiths song with J and Lou.

acoustic only? That's crazy talk.

$170 for the Ditch in a Box RSD is too much.

yeah, i'm betting that not people have this going through their head at any sort of frequency: "I could really go for some pickled fish right about now"

thanks Choo Choo. Mr H, they are pretty loud but it depends on where you are. i'd definitely bring 'em, but you may end up not needing them.

nope, not mine. hence my tongue-in-cheek bitching i would have been happy to have these used:

the worst part of that article is the live photo selection they chose to run.

it had been a while since I've seen Ms Annie Clark on stage, and back in 2008 or so I had no idea what to expect. man was i blown away by her guitar playing. so physical, abrasive, creative. blending parts of Carlos Alomar and Robert Fripp like i've never heard. unfortunately i didn't get a chance to see a lot of this show but the bits I did see were excellent. more here: http://photos.tinnitus-photography.com/p183196431

the guitar line towards the end of "Waking LIght" is my favorite bit of the record so far.

thank you for that link. it's quite excellent. love that llne

good luck finding *any* new 7" for $5.

they did it all for the money

ska really is a terrible genre... so few bands did it well, and the creative territory to explore is minimal. The Specials and The Selecter had it all mapped out decades ago.

man i had so much fun at the Jicks show (aside from the ex-frat bros behind me who kept shouting out for "Church On White" the entire night....if Steve ignores your existence the first 20 times, it's probably a good hint to shut the fuck up). st vincent tonight.

TD is way above Homeland, but not in front of Breaking Bad. at least for me. still, totally enjoyable, well-made show. can't wait to see how it concludes.

they are touring w/ Chelsea Wolfe, which is a bit strange.

they roofied me, man. details are sketchy.

since someone date raped me at a Sublime show.

the only thing i know about Sublime is that Santeria song. which is about on the same level of enjoyment as herpes. sorry, "Seed" isn't doing any better.

he is notoriously anti-camera as well....doesn't approve any photo passes.

the matter of John Doe's 60th birthday made me go down a burrow in my brain's memory and i remembered this movie about some college radio station that Doe was in. i remember buying the CD single of the Giant Sand song (which, strangely, was on soundtrack CD but not mentioned in the IMBD details). anyway, UT is listed as having "Factory Belt" in the movie, but "Won't Forget" on the soundtrack: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0100122/soundtrack?ref_=tt_trv_snd http://www.discogs.com/Various-A-Matter-Of-Degrees-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/1824652