On March 12 I finally saw Muse for the first time at United Center. After seeing them I can honestly say I can't imagine going to any concert that would be better (unless it's Lady Gaga, but even then it's a completely different music genre) Silversun Pickups was the opening band. They were just ok, mainly because I was in a seating area that could ( Read more... )

Well. Summer's over, and it's really weird because for the first time since childhood I no longer have anything "Back to School" related to think about. Been working on my portfolio the whole time while helping my parents around the house. The way I see it, there's no shame in living with your parents if you're newly post-grad (especially in this ( Read more... )

On the 11th I saw No Doubt with my boyfriend. It was really interesting crowd-wise, since Paramore was the opening act, so half the audience were 16-year-old girls wearing impossibly skinny jeans and Converse, while the other half was 25-30 year-olds reminiscing about the days of Pog and Singled Out. No Doubt's performance was as I expected, ( Read more... )

I first heard of MIchael Jackson's death while at Food 4 Less with my dad. A woman talked about how she had heard it at TMZ, but I usually take news there lightly. Went back home, logged on, and sure enough, the story hadn't changed. Now, any fan could tell you this, but I'll say it anyway: Michael was a highly visionary artist. And the truly great ( Read more... )