I know this may be old news for some of you, but a few years ago this fella Matt Weddle, of Obadiah Parker, came out with a unique cover of Outkast’s hit “Hey Ya.” I recently heard it for the first time, and I can’t stop. It’s amazing how the new musical context of the lyrics paints them in such a different, mournful light. Its super innovative and has some real power behind it.
Czech it:
Wipe your eyes, its ok.
Everybody wants to be a rock star, but not everybody wants to put in the effort to learn an instrument, 
form a band, and become famous. There is no better evidence of this than the runaway successes of the Guitar Hero and Rock Band video games. I can play Rock Band for hours, and leave with the same fulfillment as though I’d just found the cure for cancer. (My forte is drums, in case any console-based bands out there are looking for a man who’s solid with the sticks.)
Friday night I teamed up with fellow Hoya Mike Sacks (pictured at right) to rock the Read more…
A few year’s ago I was hanging out with Em and her family in Vail, CO. One night we went to one of those free weekly concerts resort towns have a penchant for sponsoring. The featured artist was this nineteen year old kid named Trevor Hall. I’d never heard of him and, given my skeptical attitude when it comes to new things, wasn’t expecting much. Read more…
