Bridget Buckley
Mumford and the Waterfall of Pyro...that's not a typo.
Now I have seen it all…Mumford and Sons used pyro. They MUST be a full fledged rock band now. Ok, slow down here for a second. First,...
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Bridget Buckley
May 29, 20151 min
U2 at The Roxy
There must be something going on with rock bands these days. Foo Fighters played a small stage at a town fair, The Rolling Stones played...
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Bridget Buckley
May 28, 20155 min
How I Almost Ruined the U2 Concert for My Family
How do you prep your 11 and 7 year olds for their first arena concert? You brainwash them. And you start early. When my daughter was two...
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Bridget Buckley
May 26, 20151 min
New Music Monday (a day late): Rayland Baxter's "Yellow Eyes"
"Olivia" I have been holding onto this song since NPR released the new track last week…and then it was all I saw on friends' Facebook and...
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Bridget Buckley
May 26, 20151 min
13 Days of U2: Day 13
Songs of Innocence (2014) Despite being named the number one album of 2014 by Rolling Stone Magazine, it became famous (or infamous) for...
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Bridget Buckley
May 26, 20152 min
The Rolling Stones Start It Up (yea I just did that) In San Diego
In 1962, when The Rolling Stones were formed in London, the average yearly income in the United States was $5000. Last night at Petco...
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Bridget Buckley
May 25, 20152 min
13 Days of U2: Day 12
No Line On The Horizon (2009) People never really responded to this album. Maybe it was the five year break between albums, maybe it was...
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Bridget Buckley
May 24, 20151 min
13 Days of U2 : Day 11
How To Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004) “Vertigo” Where we learn Bono can’t count in Spanish and discover the best U2 song to run to....
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Bridget Buckley
May 24, 20151 min
What do you get when you cross a Beatle and a Foo Fighter?
A Beatle and a Foo Fighter walk into to a bar…not exactly, but Dave Grohl did join Paul McCartney on stage last night to play “Saw Her...
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Bridget Buckley
May 23, 20153 min
13 Days of U2: Day 10
All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000) This is such a personal album for me that forever changed my relationship to music and my...
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Bridget Buckley
May 22, 20152 min
13 Days of U2: Day 9
(photo: U2.com) Pop (1997) “Discotheque”: I still remember sitting in my college dorm when U2 announced the Popmart tour from the...
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Bridget Buckley
May 21, 20151 min
The Rolling Stones Play Surprise Show for $5
It appears that even one of the biggest rock bands of all time still need a tester concert before going on a multi city stadium tour. The...
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Bridget Buckley
May 21, 20151 min
13 Days of U2: Day 8
Zooropa (1993) This whole album is sort of an Achtung Baby Part II. Mostly made during a twelve week break between the American and...
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Bridget Buckley
May 21, 20151 min
13 Days of U2: Day 7
Achtung Baby (1991) “One” The album that almost ended it all and the song that healed old wounds and allowed them to keep making music....
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Bridget Buckley
May 19, 20151 min
13 Days of U2: Day 6
Rattle and Hum (1988) "Helter Skelter": “It’s a song Charles Mason stole from the Beatles, we’re stealing it back.” A cover can be...
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Bridget Buckley
May 18, 20152 min
13 Days of U2: Day 5
The Joshua Tree (1987) “Where the Streets Have No Name” Could have been called “The Song That Almost Never Was,” but now it seems...
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Bridget Buckley
May 18, 20151 min
New Music Monday: The Hunts "Make This Leap"
Ranging in ages from 16-24, this indie band of seven siblings (yep, 7) produces a tight folk sound with rich harmonies and acoustic...
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Bridget Buckley
May 17, 20151 min
13 Days of U2: Day 4
Unforgettable Fire (1984) "Bad" (click to listen) If “Sunday Bloody Sunday” is an anti-terrorism song, then “Bad” is an anti-drug song. ...
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Bridget Buckley
May 16, 20152 min
13 Days of U2: Day 3
War (1983) "Sunday Bloody Sunday": (click to listen) A full on anti-terrorism song, it references January 30, 1972, when 26 protesters...
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Bridget Buckley
May 15, 20151 min
13 Days of U2: Day 2
October (1981): “Gloria” (click to listen) Is it sacrilegious to pick only one song off of this album? Maybe, but at least “Gloria” is...
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