My Trip to the Rainbow Bar & Grill: L.A.’s Home for Rock & Roll

By Rachel Burke
October 18th, 2008

Considering the fact that “November Rain” was one of my favorite music videos growing up, I was a bit nostalgic when I walked into the Rainbow Room on Sunset Blvd. for the first time last Wednesday, knowing that the video was filmed there.

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“Heavy Metal Drummer” Girl

By Nancy Lichtenstein
September 30th, 2008

It took some bravery to walk into the music store a couple of weeks ago and tell the owner I wanted to sign up for drumming lessons on the eve of my 40th birthday. Especially when his immediate response was, “Okay…but can I ask WHY you want to do this now?”

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He’s a Real Nowhere Man

By James Brownsell
September 27th, 2008

Does the fact that more people will attend Paul McCartney’s debut Tel Aviv performance tomorrow night than voted in the Kadima party leadership election (to decide the next Prime Minister of Israel) reveal more about Israel or Sir Paul?

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This Music is for the Dogs…Literally

By Janie Gaither
September 21st, 2008

Each of us possess unique personalities in this world and so do our pets. Some animals are calm and docile while others are nervous and high strung. I am unlucky enough to own one of those spastic dogs and I’m still learning how to calm the critter down without losing my mind in [...]

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Grief Delayed: The Passing of Rick Wright

By Nadia Collado
September 20th, 2008

How in the world did no one manage to inform me that the keyboardist of one the greatest bands that ever existed had died? How is it that my friends weren’t texting me?

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Metallica and the Life Cycle of Music

By Meghan Harvey
September 15th, 2008

I have listened to Death Magnetic in its entirety on the Internet. It reminded me of those early days of loving Metallica. Those days of being cool and feeling special. I feel like in some way Metallica has come full circle. Maybe they were just testing their limits.

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Punk Rock Summer Camp: Life on the Warped Tour

By Andrea Malins
September 10th, 2008

I spent this past summer perpetuating the aimlessness of my life by working on the Vans Warped Tour. It was my first time on tour, and I had no idea what to expect.

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More Politics and Music

By Brian Castleberry
September 5th, 2008

With the arrival of Sarah Palin, nicknamed “Barracuda,” to the national stage, Heart recently joined Jackson Browne and John Mellencamp in demanding that the Republicans stop using their songs for political purposes.

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