Blog: Rock 'n' roll star

Just in case I don't get to my "Holiday Newsletter"... mp3: Vienna Boys Choir - Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht Thanks for the great year everybody, I love you (and so does Ringo), you know who you are... Steve a.k.a. Stevie a.k.a. Stefan a.k.a. Rock 'n' Roll Star a.k.a. Monkey Boy a.k.a. That Guy

Did you know I have a very special connection to the Wham! song "Last Christmas"? Yes/No, it doesn't matter! Here's the greatest "pop" Christmas tune ever made: mp3: Wham! - Last Christmas And a couple of cover versions, that "try" to come close: mp3: Jimmy Eat World - Last Christmas mp3: Pas/Cal - Last Christmas I'll be putting out [...]

It's time for a new report from the frontline of music here in Germany. Yesterday we made a spontaneous trip to a gig of a band named BluesPower (German webpage). The gig was literally in the middle of nowhere close Brunswick, Germany. Being in the middle of nowhere, I didn't really expect too much, it's not Chicago here, you know - but: Hell, I was wrong. This was probably the best live-Chicago-Blues I ever listened to! Close your eyes and you think Jake and Elwood were around. Not only that those [...]

Ahhhh, finally, it's Friday! I really don't have much more to add to this weeks' posts. Don't get me wrong, I have a lot of new music; it just doesn't seem right to post it today. Great stuff to come next week... This weekend should be pretty cool. I have my work-Christmas party later today, and then I'm heading out for the Vicious Vicious / Tapes 'n Tapes show Saturday @ 400 bar . Other than that, I'll be relaxing and watching the world go by... Perhaps I should [...]

Unfortunately I missed First Avenue's 35th Anniversary party yesterday. The event celebrated the CD Release of The Bootlegs Vol. 1 Celebrating 35 Years of First Avenue , and featured live performances by The Jayhawks, The Hold Steady, members of Golden Smog, Mike Watt, Curtiss A, and many more. Photos and multi-media presentations were also displayed. Luckily the excellent crew from HowWasTheShow.com was there. I'm sure David and Andrea will have some reviews and photos up for you any second, so make sure [...]

OK, by far the best 2005 TV Soundtrack came from HBO's Six Feet Under . Ahhh, how much I loved the show Six Feet Under ; I can't even tell you. The last 3-4 episodes are the best TV you can ever watch. And yes, I almost cried during the last episode. I miss you Claire and Nate (listen to the "Sia" tune)! So, without further a-do, here are (some) of my favorites tunes from the most-excellent soundtrack: [...]

My life has been sooooo hectic since last Thursday, but I figured I'd give you an update anyway: Friday. Hmmm, I hardly remember... I've been training one of my co-workers on new duties since Thursday, so by the time I got home Friday I was totally wiped. I had some dinner and crashed on my couch. All of a sudden, when I woke up, it was 2:30am. Exciting night, huh? Saturday. My sister, Queenvick's , last night in town, before she headed back to sunny LA. Met up with some really good friends, namely Dawn, [...]

Again, I "blanked" out a great local show last night. I missed Tapes 'n Tapes @ Turf Club . For some reason I thought the event was today... Oh well, I'll catch them on 12/17/05 @ 400 Bar instead... A good thing to come out of my missed gig... I noticed Tapes 'n Tapes added quite a few new tour dates on their website. For those of you outside of Minnesota, you finally get a chance to check these guys out: [...]

So for some reason my previous post on this topic got lost; may have had something to do with my PC crashing this morning... Did you catch Coldplay on Conan O'Brien last night? Wow, I'm happy I stayed up to watch it. What a classic performance. The band performed "Talk" during which Chris Martin climbed into the audience. For their 2nd tune Chris Martin sang "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas" solo on piano, with Conan himself joining in for the 2nd verse. Conan was singing in his "high voice" and was wearing this [...]

Love is real , real is love Love is feeling , feeling love Love is wanting to be loved Love is touch, touch is love Love is reaching, reaching love Love is asking to be loved Love is you You and me [...]