Talent can certainly get you far in the world of music, but there are a lot of talented musicians out there. To stand out, you need an extra edge: charisma, good looks, or even just identifying an audience and sticking with them, even if it doesn’t quite catapult you to the mainstream. Many a band has cultivated solid careers off of staying loyal to their unique audiences. It’s a career path that long time contenders They Might Be Giants and […]
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2011 American Music Awards Live Blog
Make sure you check in at 8 PM tonight for our American Music Awards live blog!
Virtual Insanity: Skyrim Won’t Let Me Sleep
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Some of you may have noticed my Virtual Insanity column was MIA last week (or at least I hope you did for the sake of my own ego). A few may have also noticed that Friday was the official release day for Bethesda’s latest massive open world installment into the Elder Scrolls series: Skyrim. I can assure you there was no coincidence regarding the two. I missed my column because I could not pull myself away from Bethesda’s masterpiece. Don’t […]
Cold as Ice: Shanahan-a-dingdong
NHL rule enforcer Brendan Shanahan is the subject of this week’s Cold As Ice column!
Spin Cycle: “Fear and The Nervous System”
O.K. – so rewind back to 2008 for a minute. I am in a limo with Raymond Herrera (Fear Factory), Billy Gould (Faith No More), Brooks Wackerman (Bad Religion) and James “Munky” Shaeffer (Korn) and we’re talking about all things music. James is working on his debut solo project and he tells me it’s called Fear and The Nervous System. I am completely stoked to hear how it’s all coming together and up to this point have assisted two of his other […]
The Blerd & Gonzo Cover Convo: “I Want Candy”
Who wants candy? We do, in the latest Blerd & Gonzo cover convo! Can The Strangeloves outlast Bow Wow Wow? Click and find out!
Virtual Insanity: Whose Game is it Anyways?
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Ideas are a rather nebulous things, especially when it comes to the free market. When I charge you a set price for a piece of fruit, or for a new sweater, or even for something like a car, the transaction is pretty clear. You pay me an agreed upon price for some physical good, which represents a cost in both raw materials and human effort to construct it. However, the entertainment industry has never been about the physical goods, even […]
The Blerd Interview: Jonathan Coulton
Jonathan Coulton sits and has a talk with Popblerd’s Stephen, discussing his absence from recording, his new album and more!
Cold as Ice: Waiting for the Next Great One
Phil Kessel is off to a crazy good start this season and a big reason the Toronto Maple Leafs are holding on in the top of their division. His league leading 10 goals and 20 points puts him on pace for a 70/140 season if he keeps it up, which would make him the highest point getter in a season since Mario Lemieux’s 1995 season. Kessel stands above a crowd that includes superstars like Ovechkin and the Sedin twins (and […]
Spin Cycle: Wednesday 13, “Calling All Corpses”
There’s something to be said for knowing exactly what you’re gonna get. You can’t go to a Metallica show and get the same high you got when you were in your later teens or early 20’s. What’s worse – you can’t listen to a Metallica album and truly reminisce about that live experience. Your ears and eyes heard and saw those things and you enjoyed how they translated between record to club (or arena). I have always been a fan […]
