The 549th sign of the apocalypse of good mainstream music: no embarrassing (five years later) fashion trend. This is pathetic. While we may spend our time forgetting these sometimes regrettable fashion statements, there’s no denying that at one moment in history, guys who were wearing tight pants with flared legs represented the heart of a […]
Author Archives: Anthony Bromberg
Chesnutt aims for human experience
Cody Chesnutt doesn’t beat around the bush; he lets you know he looks good in leather. “You put the leather jacket on and the collar up and you feel invincible,” said Chesnutt, a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. “I looked in the mirror and had one of those moments where I tapped into something and I wrote […]
Consumers need to be cautious of comparisons
I recently had an out of this world experience. No, I didn’t use my millions of dollars and boyish good looks to buy my way onto a Russian spaceship like that guy from *NSYNC. I took my voyage by simply picking up a magazine. There was Avril Lavigne’s picture on the glossy page. There was […]
Despite dubious first half, Boy rocks in the end
Sitting ““ I mean standing ““ through intermission at the redesigned Wiltern theater, there were some questions that needed to be answered. First off, why in the world was there an intermission? This was not a play or even a showing of “Gone With the Wind;” this was supposed to be a rock ‘n’ roll […]
Legends appreciated most as mysteries
Your heart races. You aren’t sure if you’re breathing. Your legs move under you, but that’s more from desperation than strength. You are trying to shake hands with, talk to, and make any form of contact with a legend ““ Lou Reed. Unfortunately for you Reed has mastered that age-old celebrity mantra, “Keep your distance.” […]
Buckley gaining posthumous popularity
Mary Guibert, a resident of Silverlake, recently came to UCLA for an independent singer-songwriter symposium. She came to speak about musicians maintaining their artistic status while making money. She is an expert on the subject because her son was one of the premier niche artists of the 1990s. Her son was Jeff Buckley. “Brad Pitt […]
Dismemberment Plan is full of both potential, enthusiasm
A good friend of mine will tell you that the Dismemberment Plan is the best band in the world ““ bar none. At worst, he’s not far off. The Dismemberment Plan has certainly made a good case for itself with its last two phenomenal albums, “Emergency and I,” and “Change.” And the four men from […]