Subtle Bluntness

Some people are retiring FGF because it’s blog laziness.  I love laziness, so I’ll probably be the last one to keep the meme going.  Not that I’ve done it lately, but I’ll do it now.  I saw these guys, The 23 String Band, at Forecastle Festival on Friday afternoon.  They were awesome (and nice guys, [...]

At what point does a group go from “good for a comedy band” to just plain good?  Is there a certain threshold?  I don’t know.  I’m sure there is, but I think it’s something that can’t really be quantified.  I just know that if Here Come The Mummies didn’t sing anything, I’d still love this [...]

I can only imagine how many revolutions per minute Kurt is doing in his grave right now, knowing that R-Patz is going to play him in a Nirvana biopic.  I hope this doesn’t happen.  (Especially since Courtney is involved in the project in an official capacity, which means they’ll leave out the part of the [...]

A friend of mine got on me about my recent lack of Feel Good Friday, so rather than torture him with some Mr. Trololo or Crispin Hellion Glover, I decided to put the fear of God into him.  Or at least, put the Fear of Fear into him.

I could’ve done this last week for Valentine’s Day, but screw it.  Any time is a good time for A) the mighty Rev. and B) a ride on the Big Red Rocket Of Love.  Plus, bonus trip back into the Original Cone Zone!  Can’t go wrong with that.
Let’s go!

Man, these guys can play the hell out of their instruments.  Like their brand of musical weirdness or not, they know what they’re doing on the fretboard.  Plus it’s great to see young(ish), hungry Dave again, if only briefly.  Plus it’s funny to see the band stop, then Les Claypool gesture to the audience to [...]

After a long, sleepless night worrying myself stupid about snow that may or may not fall during my commute home, I decided to say, “We don’t give a shit about tomorrow.”  Hey Suburbia.

Midwestern Songs of the Americas is a damn fine punk rock album, kids.

Happy New Year, gang.

I’m struggling mightily with my holiday blues.  This has been the year from hell for a whole lot of friends, both new and old, and while things are going okay for me comparatively, it’s still hard to keep a brave face on this time of year.  The fact that I’m STILL not ready for Christmas [...]