Tammy Green » Entries tagged with "music"
Golden Earring
I never knew what that Golden Earring song, Twilight Zone was about until I looked up the lyrics online. I completely changes my interpretive car dancing. Still a cool song, tho… … Read entire article »
Filed under: Inspiration
VNV Nation Concert
I got off my butt and to the House of Blues in time to see VNV Nation open with Honour 2003. Originally, I wasn’t going to go because I hate HoB as venue and because I didn’t enjoy VNV’s last concert. I spent all afternoon waffling about it. But then I saw people posting songs on Twitter and buzzing about going to the concert, and it broke me down. I started … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life
Concert Controversy
To listen or not to listen to albums prior to a concert, that’s the question. B contends that listening prior to a concert will ruin your experience because the concert will be nothing like the albums and the mismatched expectations will kill. I think it’s better to sing the right lyrics to Cornflake Girl rather than try to fake it in a ravening crowd of Tori Amos fans. No way that listening to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life
Matter + Form
For those of you who are raving fans, VNV Nation’s new album Matter + Form is available for download from iTunes. I’m rocking out as I write this. Sweeee-et! AND, according to their site, they’ll be back in Chicago on June 6 at the House of Blues. I’m delirious with joy. Let me know if anyone wants to go with! … Read entire article »
Filed under: Offline Life
Damn, Damn and Double Damn
The other day I was complaining about the availability of German music here in the U.S. when fellow blogger Matt suggested I switch stores on iTunes instead of resorting to Amazon’s German site. Huh, tremendous idea! I had never noticed that there were other iTunes stores, but sure enough it’s at the bottom of that hideously overcrowded iTunes storefront. Germany. Wonderful! I started to shop, but was disappointed to find the selection wasn’t much better than the U.S. store. Still, they had Covenant’s Northern Light which I’d been meaning to pick up forever. I tried to buy the album only it was not to be: Invalid Store I can’t change my preferences anywhere. Believe me, I looked!!! That fast growing muther load of music is out of my reach. I hate it when … Read entire article »
Filed under: Online Life