Bridget BuckleyJun 3, 20151 minMumford 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,...
Bridget BuckleyMay 29, 20151 minU2 at The RoxyThere must be something going on with rock bands these days. Foo Fighters played a small stage at a town fair, The Rolling Stones played...
Bridget BuckleyMay 28, 20155 minHow I Almost Ruined the U2 Concert for My FamilyHow 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...
Bridget BuckleyMay 26, 20151 minNew 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...
Bridget BuckleyMay 26, 20151 min13 Days of U2: Day 13Songs of Innocence (2014) Despite being named the number one album of 2014 by Rolling Stone Magazine, it became famous (or infamous) for...
Bridget BuckleyMay 26, 20152 minThe Rolling Stones Start It Up (yea I just did that) In San DiegoIn 1962, when The Rolling Stones were formed in London, the average yearly income in the United States was $5000. Last night at Petco...
Bridget BuckleyMay 25, 20152 min13 Days of U2: Day 12No Line On The Horizon (2009) People never really responded to this album. Maybe it was the five year break between albums, maybe it was...
Bridget BuckleyMay 24, 20151 min13 Days of U2 : Day 11How 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....
Bridget BuckleyMay 24, 20151 minWhat 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...
Bridget BuckleyMay 23, 20153 min13 Days of U2: Day 10All That You Can’t Leave Behind (2000) This is such a personal album for me that forever changed my relationship to music and my...
Bridget BuckleyMay 22, 20152 min13 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...
Bridget BuckleyMay 21, 20151 minThe Rolling Stones Play Surprise Show for $5It 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...
Bridget BuckleyMay 21, 20151 min13 Days of U2: Day 8Zooropa (1993) This whole album is sort of an Achtung Baby Part II. Mostly made during a twelve week break between the American and...
Bridget BuckleyMay 21, 20151 min13 Days of U2: Day 7Achtung Baby (1991) “One” The album that almost ended it all and the song that healed old wounds and allowed them to keep making music....
Bridget BuckleyMay 19, 20151 min13 Days of U2: Day 6Rattle and Hum (1988) "Helter Skelter": “It’s a song Charles Mason stole from the Beatles, we’re stealing it back.” A cover can be...
Bridget BuckleyMay 18, 20152 min13 Days of U2: Day 5The Joshua Tree (1987) “Where the Streets Have No Name” Could have been called “The Song That Almost Never Was,” but now it seems...
Bridget BuckleyMay 18, 20151 minNew 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...
Bridget BuckleyMay 17, 20151 min13 Days of U2: Day 4Unforgettable Fire (1984) "Bad" (click to listen) If “Sunday Bloody Sunday” is an anti-terrorism song, then “Bad” is an anti-drug song. ...
Bridget BuckleyMay 16, 20152 min13 Days of U2: Day 3War (1983) "Sunday Bloody Sunday": (click to listen) A full on anti-terrorism song, it references January 30, 1972, when 26 protesters...
Bridget BuckleyMay 15, 20151 min13 Days of U2: Day 2October (1981): “Gloria” (click to listen) Is it sacrilegious to pick only one song off of this album? Maybe, but at least “Gloria” is...