We’re the first ones to starve, we’re the first ones to die The first ones in line for that pie-in-the-sky Dropkick Murphy’s Thanks to my friend The Daddy Yo Dude for helping out with Music Week 2011. This guy is quite possibly my favorite hick and I don’t talk with him on the…
Music Monday
Walk
A million miles away Your signal in the distance To whom it may concern I think I lost my way Getting good at starting over Every time that I return I’m learning to walk again I believe I’ve waited long enough Where do I begin? I’m learning to talk again Can’t you see I’ve waited…
Too Much Time On My Hands
Is it any wonder I’m not crazy? Is it any wonder I’m sane at all? Styx Disclaimer for anyone below the age of 40: Yeah. This video is real. This was cutting edge stuff in 1981 If you’ve never watched a video in one of my blog posts, please check this one out. Normally…
Convoy
So we crashed the gate doing ninety-eight I says “Let them truckers roll, 10-4.” C.W. McCall Thanks to my friend Kyle for contributing to Music Week 2011. I found Kyle’s blog last year and loved it from the first post. It’s really cool to see a dude who busts the stereotype of what…
Lowlife
I’m a lowlife, so fuckin deal with it No you can’t change something That you don’t understand Theory of a Deadman Welcome to Music Week 2011!!! It’s been three crappy years for me. Actually, the past five have been mostly unsatisfying. This isn’t some blog post where I’m gonna go all Oprah on…
Music Week 2011
Please take advantage of the recycling bins and always pass to the left. A year ago I was sitting at my desk in Buffalo, NY trying to figure out what to blog about for a Monday. I’d already decided to start doing some posts under a new category called Music Monday. Basically, I find…
Peace out ya crazy bitch
To me the shocking part was that she actually made it to 27. Amy Winehouse finally went to rehab. Permanently. As in, she OD’d and kicked the bucket. I’ll pause for a moment while you get over the shock and disbelief of it all. I’m sure you’re all asking yourself the same…
I Love LA
Rollin’ down Imperial Highway With a big nasty redhead at my side Santa Ana winds blowin’ hot from the north And we was born to ride Randy Newman It was another beautiful weekend in the LBC (Long Beach, California, home of Snoop Dogg and Sublime) and I mostly enjoyed myself. I blasted KROQ a…
Hazy Shade of Winter
Time, time, time See what’s become of me The Bangles You’re probably going, “J.R., it’s Thursday and this is a Music Monday post, WTF?” I know, but it’s my blog so I can do whatever the hell I want. Please read it and enjoy. I’ve been feeling down lately. I’ll…
White Trash Millionaire
I wanna be a white trash millionaire Ain’t got much and I don’t care Count your cash and kiss my ass This whole damn world gonna know I been here Black Stone Cherry Last week I had my historical final post from Buffalo and today I bring you the probably-never-legendary…
Life Is a Highway
Life’s like a road that you travel on There’s one day here and the next day gone Tom Cochorane Welcome to a special Wednesday edition of Music Monday. Actually, it’s doubly special, because not only is it a Music Monday post on a Wednesday, it’s also my last post as a resident of Buffalo,…
Sunshine Highway
You were up all night at the Captain’s Table drinking Tanqueray gin by the old piano Playing cards and smoking cigars ’til the sun came up Dropkick Murphys Usually on Music Monday I share a song with you and tell you what the lyrics of a song mean to me and I ramble on…
Home
But these places and these faces are getting old Chris Daughtry I’m staring out into the night, trying to hide the pain I’m going to the place where love And feeling good don’t ever cost a thing Let’s face it. Everywhere sucks to some degree. No mater where you live (with the probable…
Awake and Alive
I know what I believe inside I’m awake, and I’m alive Sometimes you find a song you just like. Maybe it’s the beat. Maybe it’s the lyrics. Maybe it’s simply, cool. This is one of those songs. The song rocks along quite nicely (It’s currently #13 on the Billboard Rock chart) and the…
Volcano Girls
Warm us up and watch us blow. It’s been a while since I’ve celebrated Music Monday, so this thing is way overdue. Normally I write some type of heartfelt mush about what a song means to me or how it inspires me. Not today. Sometimes you like a song simply because it’s…
Break
Tonight my head is spinning I need something to pick me up I’ve tried but nothing is working I won’t stop, I won’t say I’ve had enough Three Days Grace It’s been a long few days and as I sit at my desk in my new office, my head is literally spinning, In…