My ‘Where was I when I found out Whitney Houston had died…” story. About 8.15pm, laying on our bed, talking to Jayne on the phone from all the way in Melbourne. Heard ‘You’ve Got Mail’ on my laptop. Checked my email and found the CNN news alert. It is now 10.40pm. Our neighbors downstairs are…
Category: Music
Foo Fighters at Madison Square Garden
Last night we went to see the Foo Fighters at Madison Square Garden. In 2008, before I even moved here, Bill went to see them at the Garden and I saw them in Melbourne with Frannie. How things change in a few years! It was also milestone as I was finally seeing my first concert…
Our night with Lindsey Buckingham
Oh my gosh. That was all I could say at the end of Friday night as we settled into bed. Our Friday night this week was not spent going to JFK Airport to ride the Airtrain but was instead spent on the Upper East Side. First we had to stop in Soho where Poppy King…
On rotation at the moment
Some songs that have been getting hammered on my iPod/iPhone lately – Coldplay – Violet Hill Vanessa Carlton – White Houses Lindsey Buckingham – Go Insane (Seeing him at the 92nd St Y in a couple of weeks!!!!!!) Tea Party – Sister Awake The Rembrandts – Just the way it is baby (thanks to 90210…
Dave Matthews Band Caravan
The DMB Caravan was supposed to be over the weekend of Hurricane Irene. Emily and I had three day passes where we would be in Dave Heaven for 3 days straight but unfortunately, weather got in our way. We saw the Friday night show and then the Saturday and Sunday were postponed. Oh and before…
INXS at the Beacon
The INXS concert was everything and more. This was the best I have ever seen them play with JD Fortune. He was on fire! The show was sharp, sound was perfect and even better… it was LOUD. You know it is good if you get in a cab after the show and you cannot hear…
Are you ready?
The New York Lottery commercial for the past few months has the catchiest tune… and considering you can sometimes hear it four times an hour… it sticks! What is funny is that every time the ad would come on I would say to Bill “That sounds like such an Australian ad!!” Here is one of…
Front row, no ear plugs
Ahhh a good concert. Sweaty. Sore feet. Ringing ears. Hoarse voice. I love it all! In a couple of weeks, I am heading back to the Beacon Theatre to see INXS play. Support band? Berlin. Kind of apt considering a few weeks ago I watched Top Gun for the first time! I have awesome seats…
Psst… Pandora hint!
Create a Midnight Oil station in Pandora and prepare to not have to ‘skip’ any songs. It is such a great station! Every song is awesome… I love knowing my favourite music DNA so well. I was using Pandora very early on when they were first getting started and was fascinated by it. Though, some…
Always on rotation…
This song is one my my favourites of all time – it is just beautiful. Wendy Matthews is such a great singer and having the backing of a supergroup of musicians is so noticeable in this song. It doesn’t remind me of anything in particular and I’ve never owned the album… think I originally recorded…