Virginia hoedown at George Mason University
- Foo Fighters, Weezer, Kaiser Chiefs, Oct. 10, 2005
- Patriot Center on the campus of George Mason University, Fairfax, Va.
- All three bands played solid sets, but Foo Fighters stole the show as local hero Dave Grohl wowed the Virginia audience.
Kids these days, I swear. Not even foul-smelling teenagers who can’t seem to find their seats can ruin a good concert. Kaiser Chiefs, Weezer and Foo Fighters made sure of that on October 10 at the Patriot Center at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va.
The crowd was still trickling in as Leeds, U.K.-based Kaiser Chiefs kicked off the show on their final night of the U.S. leg of the tour.
It’s a shame that more people didn’t make it into the arena in time to catch Kaiser Chiefs. The band has been a household name in the U.K. and Europe for a while now, but they got their first real taste U.S. fame at Live 8 in Philadelphia last July. Continues after the jump »
Ah, so this is why NYC rules
Where I once didn’t have shit to do, all of the sudden I have shit to do.
I just moved from Harrisburg to New York City. (Alright, I moved to Hoboken, New Jersey, but it’s fucking close enough. Check Google maps.)
I won’t bore you with the details of my boredom in Harrisburg, because that’s what moving to NYC/Hoboken is all about — starting afresh with a more positive, more mindless attitude.
Anybody who knows me understands this basically goes against what I’ve become over 27 years. It means shaking some of the sarcasm, the snarkiness, the cynicism, and moroseness that dominate my mind and mouth. (Notice I didn’t say lose completely.) To put it in pop culture terms, I’m throwing out my Nine Inch Nails “Pretty Hate Machine” CD and buying Oasis’ “Definitely Maybe.” I’m not ready for Rush-level cheeriness just yet.
What better place to strap on my new happy face than NYC/Hoboken, the cultural center of the planet. Continues after the jump »
Somehow, I feel a little safer
I think we’d all be a little better off without sarcastic satirists ruining things for the rest of us. I like my news like I like my ice cream: Vanilla. The White House happens to agree with me, and that’s why the president has his lawyers writing letters to The Onion.
See, The Onion has the presidential seal on its weekly radio address page. If you’re anything like me, you thought that this was the one page on The Onion that was serious.
The Onion has been around forever, but let’s face it — it’s hit-or-miss these days. George Bush, on the other hand, is always good for a laugh.
I wish they all could be Diamond Dave
Everybody’s always out to get Howard Stern. It’s all good though because he’s moving to Sirius, so none of you haters can ever complain, since just about nobody actually has satellite radio.
Infinity Broadcasting announced his replacements today, and it doesn’t sound too bad. In fact, it’s sort of like they took Howard and chopped him up into little pieces.
Adam Carolla is getting his west coast stations, and if you’ve seen Too Late, it stands to reason that he can be entertaining when he’s not doing the latent homosexual gig with Jimmy Kimmel or giving questionable advice to herpes-infected teenagers on Loveline.
If you’re into strippers, you’re in luck because David Lee Roth is taking over on the east. Hey, you go with what you know. Kudos, Diamond Dave. You’re being passed one heck of a torch.
If you’re somewhere in the middle, it’s the luck of the draw. You’ll probably end up with Jack-FM, CNN or some lame talk show. Then again, if you’re somewhere in the middle of this country, you probably learned to keep low expectations years ago.
