I came across the Get Up Kids in 1999 when I was working at WVCW at VCU. I remember seeing the video for “Action and Action” somewhere and I was taken instantly. Weezer was on hiatus on the Kids filled that whole in my heart. I ran out and purchased “Something to Write Home About” […]
Archive for January, 2011
A-Z, 1-2-3 Round 2: Get Up Kids
Posted: 28th January 2011 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: A-Z 1-2-3, College, Ed was old in college, Get Up Kids, Richmond, VCU, WVCW
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Blast From The Past: Little Drummer Boy
Posted: 27th January 2011 by ed in Blogs, Ed, PodcastsTags: Billy Corgan, Blast From The Past, Holiday Hootenanny, Michael McDonald, Sandboxers
Ah, the last day that The Sandbox was on the air. Has it really been that long? It was December 23rd, 2009 and we had assembled a group of loyal Sandboxers in the studio for our 3rd (and final) Holiday Hootenanny. Of course, we didn’t know it would be our last day on the air […]
Face To Face has been kicking it since 1991. I would guess I found them a few years after the fact when my pal Larry let me borrow Big Choice. This was the period in my life where I started to look for music outside of what was on pop radio. For whatever reason I […]
A-Z, 1,2,3 Round 2: Val Emmich
Posted: 26th January 2011 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: A-Z 1-2-3, Angry Ed, Richmond, Val Emmich, VCU
Isn’t he dreamy? AND he plays guitar! I am sure the ladies drop their panties in a hurry when Val Emmich is around. Oh, did I mention he is also an actor? Swooooooon… I first learned of Val when I was in college at the age of 25. I was working at VCU‘s radio station […]
Blast From The Past: Kevin Begley Rips On Charlie
Posted: 26th January 2011 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: Coffee, Fanboy, Jonesy, Kevin Begley, L.A., Ricmond, The Sandbox
Listeners of The Empire are already familiar with Kevin Begley but at the time of this recording Begs was kicking it out on the West Coast on Indie 103.1. This is his first call to the WTF Line and he decided to recount all of Charlie’s “catchphrases”. As you will hear Fletcher and I thought […]
A-Z, 1-2-3 Round 2: Deftones
Posted: 25th January 2011 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: A-Z 1-2-3, Deftones, Not Nu-Metal
Formed way back in 1988 (I had no idea, thanks Wikipedia!) the Deftones released their debut Adrenaline in 1995 and were unfairly lumped in with Nu-Metal bands like Limp Bizkit and Korn. I say unfairly because this band is so much more. While they were certainly new and influenced by metal they also played a […]
Not Dead Yet
Posted: 24th January 2011 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: Hiatus, Mike Murphy, Richmond, Robo-Fletcher, Surly Cow, Taking a break, The Sandbox, we will be back soon
First, let me apologize for there being no show last Wednesday and for me not letting anyone know. I am sure all 6 of you were heartbroken. With that out of the way I must now inform you that we will be taking a brief (or slightly longer) hiatus from podcasting. With the loss of […]
Jack LaLanne: D-E-D Dead at 96
Posted: 24th January 2011 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: Fat, Food, Jack LeLanne, The Sandbox, We are gross
If ever anyone lived a life that was the antithesis of The Sandbox/The Empire when it comes to physical health it is this man. We were lucky enough to interview Jack and his lovely (and crazy) wife Elaine during out days in The Sandbox. Pay your respects to Jack by enjoying our interview with him […]
A-Z, 1-2-3 Round Two: Coheed & Cambria
Posted: 24th January 2011 by ed in Blogs, EdTags: A-Z 1-2-3, Coheed and Cambria, Emo, Prog, Weirdos
What happens when comic nerds form a band? Coheed and Cambria. Named for the two protagonists in singer Claudio Sanchez’s sci-fi epic the band got lumped in with the “emo” scene of the early 2000s but has more in common with At The Drive In and Queensryche than Rites of Spring and The Promise Ring. […]
Some bands never change. They find a style/genre that works for them, maybe record a hit, rinse and repeat. Brand New very easily could have been one of those bands. Their debut record was of the pop-punk variety and they could have continued to churn out that record every release. Instead they chose to evolve […]