Bridget Buckley
13 Days of U2: Day 1
I can barely stand it...in 13 days my husband and I are taking our two children, Maeve (11) and Brendan (7) to their first U2 concert at...
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Bridget Buckley
May 14, 20152 min
#TBT U2's "Out of Control"
“We're a band from the north side of Dublin. We're called U2, this is our first single. We HOPE you like it.” "Out of Control " 1981...
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Bridget Buckley
May 13, 20151 min
Mumford and Sons Hit No. 1
Mumford and Sons have reached No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart with their third album Wilder Mind. This is the second time they have...
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Bridget Buckley
May 13, 20151 min
Members of Foo Fighters Play an "All Cover" Show at a Local Fair
Foo Fighters are never boring. They can be serious about music but somehow not too serious about themselves. Once again, Foo Fighters...
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Bridget Buckley
May 11, 20151 min
Review: Ivan & Alyosha's "It's All Pretend"
Spotify says you’ll like them if you like: The Apache Relay, Lord Huron, The Head and the Heart Best Track: “All This Wondering” See...
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Bridget Buckley
May 7, 20151 min
Punch Brothers Make Nostalgic Recording
Punch Brothers recorded “Rye Whiskey” onto an Edison style cylinder backstage at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville for The Center of...
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Bridget Buckley
May 7, 20151 min
Brandon Flowers Admits Last Killers Album Was Aweful
The Killers frontman, Brandon Flowers is no Kanye West, but he has admitted to being a little too honest in interviews. I wonder if he...
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Bridget Buckley
May 7, 20151 min
A Band to Know: Bear's Den
Bear’s Den just released a sweet little compilation video from their latest European tour and it is enough to make me really angry I...
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Bridget Buckley
May 6, 20153 min
Does Mumford's New Album Jump the Shark?
Sometimes liking a band or an actor or a TV show can be difficult. No, gut wrenching is a better term. Johnny Depp can make Mortdecai,...
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Bridget Buckley
Apr 23, 20153 min
The Beer Test Study Guide #5: R.E.M.
I need well rounded kids that can pass The Beer Test. I am not talking about underage drinking, but the ability to have a conversation...
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Bridget Buckley
Apr 21, 20156 min
General Admission: Where a Normal, Non Violent Person Can Turn Into a Killer
I hate general admission tickets. I hate standing like sardines next to strangers who are always vying for a better view. I hate the...
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Bridget Buckley
Apr 21, 20153 min
Nice Try, But Forget About the Cassette Tape
It’s true that everything that was once old can become new and cool again, but the emerging comeback of the cassette tape makes no sense....
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Bridget Buckley
Mar 2, 20152 min
Mumford and Sons Ditch the Banjo: but that’s not actually the surprising part
Mumford and Sons are going electric and the biggest surprise is that anyone is surprised at all. Rolling Stone published an article...
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Bridget Buckley
Jan 14, 20153 min
Beer Test Study Guide #4: The Ramones
I need well rounded kids that can pass The Beer Test. I am not talking about underage drinking, but the ability to have a conversation...
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Bridget Buckley
Jan 2, 20153 min
The Media Misses Bono's Point...Again. The coverage of “LITTLE BOOK OF A BIG YEAR: Bono’s A to
2015 came upon me like a bull in a china shop (or should it be a sheep), and on January 2, I woke up to a 6000 word essay by Bono...
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Bridget Buckley
Dec 10, 20149 min
Partway to the Middle: The Apache Relay
With album sales plummeting into an apparent bottomless crevasse (except for Taylor Swift), sites like Spotify changing the way many are...
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Bridget Buckley
Nov 20, 20142 min
9 Things I Learned from Taking My 11 Year Old Daughter to See Her Favorite Band Bastille
1. Musically brainwashing your children pays off. This assumes the brainwashing involves real music by real musicians who can play the...
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Bridget Buckley
Nov 3, 20142 min
The Tangled Web: Takes on Spotify and Free Music from Bono to The Apache Relay
Taylor Swift pulled her entire music catalogue from Spotify today (November 3) and once again the world has exploded just like it did in...
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Bridget Buckley
Oct 27, 20145 min
Haze Pop, Flashbulb Fires and Whisper the Dog : Lessons on Listening to Your Sister-In-Law
Going to the hipster paradise of Normal Heights, a neighborhood just north of the famous Balboa Park and San Diego Zoo, to see my niece’s...
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Bridget Buckley
Oct 21, 20143 min
Beer Test Study Guide #3: The Beach Boys
I need well rounded kids that can pass The Beer Test. I am not talking about underage drinking, but the ability to have a conversation...
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