I am loving this ATP-inspired idea of playing entire albums from beginning to end. Tonight we hit the Music Box to see The Melvins play Houdini and Mudhoney play Superfuzz Big Muff plus Early Singles. Sadly, we missed Flipper. We were late because I fell down the back steps as we rushed out the door. Bob wanted me to stay home and ice my foot, but no way was I missing this gig! We... more ›

A pretty damn good cd came out on Tuesday, the soundtrack to a film about Kurt Cobain called About a Son. The soundtrack has no music from Cobain or any of his bands, instead it's mostly music he was listening to from bands he was fans of. Very few bands had as much influence on Kurt than the Melvins, and very few bands had as much college radio street cred the years before Nirvana... more ›

Rise Against @ Wiltern Mudhoney @ Safari Sam's Say Anything @ El Rey Dave Alvin @ Getty Center The John Popper Project @ The Roxy The Dickies @ Vault 350 The Reyes Brothers @ Key Club Lindsey Buckingham @ Grove of Anaheim The House Harkonnen, Matt Cash @ The Mint Teche, Mehrey, Reverse Osmosis @ Viper Room Love Is All, Still Flyin’, Soft Boiled Eggies @ The Echo Gutttermouth, The Darlings, The Ladykillers @... more ›