by Mark Freedman | Mar 8, 2009 | Music |
If you don’t recognize the reference of the title, it’s based on a song from the old Wonderama TV show, “Kids are People Too”. Since the latest U2 album was leaked (and subsequently released), there’s been a remarkable reaction, which has...
by Mark Freedman | Feb 21, 2009 | Music, Review |
Five years ago, I jumped the gun, and declared U2’s “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb” a great album, and a potential classic. Looking back now, although it’s still an album full of some amazing pop songs, my susceptibility to hyperbole got the...
by Mark Freedman | Aug 18, 2008 | Music |
I was reviewing my list of album addictions since 1990, and although I’ve had a hunch that I’ve been leaning towards female vocalists over the past several years, I didn’t realize how strongly that leaning was until now. Here’s a female / male...
by Mark Freedman | Aug 9, 2008 | Music |
A huge passion of mine is music. Listening… and since 2001, playing. I started learning the guitar when I turned 40, and although I’m still not very good, I picked up enough to enjoy it a lot, and play several times a week. No audience (maybe my wife), but...
by Mark Freedman | Aug 11, 2007 | Music |
Every so often, we all accidentally come across something incredibly inspirational and touching when we least expect it, and it makes us stop and reevaluate things. I was surfing YouTube looking for some new Tori Amos videos, when I came across some videos created by...
by Mark Freedman | Jun 2, 2007 | Music, Review |
Those who really know me know that my second favorite band is Tegan & Sara (even people who don’t know me know my favorite band). So one release I’ve been looking forward to this year is their latest — The Con. So Jealous, released in 2004, is...
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