Hello Hurricane by Switchfoot

Wednesday, November 11th, 2009

It's been nearly three years since the first new studio album from Switchfoot, but Hello Hurricane finally came out this week.  They've been busy touring, recording, dropping their record label, and working on side projects.  Frontman Jon Foreman released a series of solo albums for each season between 2007 and ...

Dave Matthews Band live in Memphis

Monday, August 4th, 2008

I've seen a handful of really good concerts, but only a few times have I really been in the presence of musical greatness.  In terms of songwriting, I would put Switchfoot in that category, and Nickel Creek would make it both on both lyrics and instrumental proficiency. Dave Matthews Band certainly ...

The Diaper List

Friday, August 1st, 2008

Inspired by a recent movie called The Bucket List, my friend Brandon started referring to his own version of such a list.  Unlike the stars of the movie (Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholson), his list isn't about what he wants to do before he dies (or "kicks the bucket").  Rather, ...

Weekly Notes: November 8, 2007

Thursday, November 8th, 2007

It's that time again. So far it's been an interesting week for me, and once again I have some notes: Mark Elrod's thoroughly entertaining contest for the most politically subversive song in American history is over, and Bob Dylan's "Masters of War" wins the title. I think my vote ...

Weekly Notes: September 27, 2007

Thursday, September 27th, 2007

I know it's Thursday, but I thought I would change things up and do a regular notes post today, leaving football notes for tomorrow.  It's also an appropriate change to make heading into basketball season, when I will need to listen to plenty of Thursday night games for Friday game reviews.  ...