I am going to be upfront about this; I was late to the Jimmy Eat World party. Not extremely late mind you, but late enough that I can’t claim Static Prevails or Clarity as the record that made me fall in love with this band. My first real exposure came with Bleed American in 2001. […]
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It is just Jim and ed this week as somehow we go from talking about the loss of Ed’s grandfather to the Sear Wish Book and the end of Terror in Lynn.
A-Z, 1-2-3: House of Pain
Posted: 17th November 2010 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: 90s Rap, A-Z 1-2-3, Ed, House of Pain
When I started this project I knew some letters would present certain challenges. The letters Q and Z were the first I expected to be hard to find artists for but I wasn’t anticipating having a hard time until the 2nd round of the alphabet at the earliest. This is not to say H was […]
Thanks to Wikipedia I was able to track down the exact date of my first exposure to GvsB. It was June 1st, 1996 at RFK Stadium in Washington D.C t the HFStival. The HFStival was an annual concert put on by legendary alternative radio station WHFS. While the main stage featured Foo Fighters, Goldfinger, Cracker […]
A-Z, 1-2-3: Fountains of Wayne
Posted: 15th November 2010 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: A-Z 1-2-3, Ed, Fountains of Wayne, Power Pop
I can sum up my favorite musical genre in two words. Power Pop. I like a few chords, hand claps, sing-along choruses and layered vocal. Power Pop provides me with all these things wrapped up in a glossy package of sunshine. Fountains of Wayne are among the best of the modern Power Poppers. They craft […]
We are moving right along aren’t we? Already to E. There is no way for me to explain my love of Erasure except that they create pure pop goodness and there is some really low-end bass in their songs. That combination is perfect for me although it was probably odd for people who heard the […]
This week Ed has to suffer through the idiocy if Jim, Doug and Begely when it comes to Happy Meals. We also hit on cell phone dependence and Jim relays tell a wonderful story about Craigslist. Download it, listen here or subscribe to the RSS/iTunes feed!
A-Z, 1-2-3: Def Leppard
Posted: 10th November 2010 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: 1-2-3, A-Z, Def Leppard, Panty Dropper, Young Ed
Didn’t see this one coming did you? I am more than willing to toss aside any “cool cred” I might have in order to feature my first favorite band. I was 7-years-old when Pyromania came out and it owned me from Day 1. The copy in our house belonged to my sister but it might […]
A-Z, 1-2-3: Clutch
Posted: 9th November 2010 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: A-Z 1-2-3, Clutch, Maryland, Richmond, Wedge, weed
There are sure to be a few entries in this project that might surprise anyone who really knows me and CLUTCH is sure to be at the top of that list. The fact that I am a fan surprises me too. At face value they are the opposite of what I normally listen to. They […]
A-Z, 1-2-3: Bad Religion
Posted: 8th November 2010 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: 1-2-3, A-Z, Bad Religion, RVA
I am a late-bloomer in all aspects. I didn’t hit puberty until around 15, I was playing with Transformers until shortly after that. I didn’t get to college until I was 18 and it took me an extra year-and-a-half to finish. I will be one of the last of my friends to get married and […]