June 3, 2008
'It' Songs
I love iTunes, it really brings out my OCD side.. I love making playlists, paying attention to play counts, and searching out themes in my music library. And it can be fun to mess around building random 'smart playlists', just...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
February 26, 2008
Apple TV Update
In the world of Apple enthusiasts, there is an annual event called the Macworld Expo, at which our Macleader, Apple CEO, offers a keynote presentation and tell us, the Mac-minions, what cool new hardware gadgets and software upgrades we can...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
August 28, 2007
Instrumental Two
This one came from my daughter Katie, it's a fun little game that requires you to brave your iTunes library as you use it essentially as a Magic 8-Ball and allow it to answer a series of questions. Most answers...Link | Comments (2) | TrackBack (0)
May 25, 2007
The English Beat @ The Birchmere
I confess I was a bit skeptical. After having recently watched VH1's failed attempt to reunite one of my favorite bands, The English Beat, I knew that the bill being called 'The English Beat' tonight at the Birchmere in Alexandria...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
March 6, 2007
Rock Art
Are your LPs gathering dust in some old milk crate? Mine were. I don't even own a turntable anymore, so I couldn't play them if I wanted to. But they used to be such treasures. And face it, looking...Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
March 3, 2007
Rat Scabies & The Holy Grail
For many years I have known Rat Scabies only as the drummer from The Damned, you know, the one licking the pumpkin pie off of his bandmates head on the cover of their self-named 1976 album. But recently my brother,...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
January 31, 2007
That's Entertainment - Paul Weller in New York, 2nd Night
The song was over, but the audience was still singing. At the second night of Paul Weller's three-night run of performances at the Irving Plaza in New York, the focus of his musical retrospective was on the music from his...Link | Comments (5) | TrackBack (0)
November 2, 2006
Gene's Trip to DC
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September 3, 2006
Violent Femmes
Big bonus this weekend. My brother Kevin came down from the show he's rehearsing in Philadelphia to catch the Violent Femmes at the 9:30 Club in Washington. I can remember exactly when I first heard the Violent Femmes. I...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
March 17, 2006
Billy Joel: Sharing the Tunes
Tonight we caught Billy Joel in Concert in Washington DC. It's at least the fourth time I've seen Bill in concert, which put him up with the Replacements, Elvis Costello, and The Clash, for performers I've seen live most often....Link | Comments (0) | TrackBack (0)
June 26, 2005
Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band Sal & Jen on the lawn at Nissan for The Dave Matthews Band. It was a great show, followed by crowded chaos on the attempt to exit. We couldn't have asked for a nicer mild summer...Link | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
May 8, 2005