For musicians slipping into mental illness, there’s usually a pattern of behavior:
1.) You take lots of drugs.
2.) You do erratic things onstage.
3.) You abruptly give up music.
4.) You move in with your parents.
5.) You become the subject of a VH1 special.
Okay, maybe it doesn’t always go that way. But often.
I started thinking about musicians with […]
Posted on August 21st, 2008 by Pat
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Old bands never die — they just go to Wal-Mart.
Much to the chagrin of independent record stores – and people who hate Wal-Mart — Journey and AC/DC are the latest bands to offer new CDs exclusively through the mega-store.
According to this story in the New York Times, we can expect even more groups, possibly even Fleetwood Mac, […]
Posted on June 11th, 2008 by Pat
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Top Ten Songs With Cow Bell
My wife says whenever she hears a song with a cow bell in it, she has to pee.
I’m not sure what Pavlov would have to say about that. But one thing’s certain: If we go on long trips, we avoid listening to “We’re an American Band.”
The Grand Funk Railroad song is, of […]
Posted on May 13th, 2008 by Pat
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