:: mike errico diary ::

:: Friday, April 27, 2007 ::

Beware the Monsters of (Soft) Rock!

Let us whisk you away on a deep-piled shag carpet ride through rock & roll's biggest oxymoron.

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FROM BLENDER.COM




Songs You Didn't Know Were Covers

Most covers of classic modern-era songs practically announce themselves — you know, like when Diddy erases Sting's "Every Breath You Take" vocal and grafts his own rap atop the existing track. Some artists, happily, are a bit more subtle about it. Hence our list of songs you didn't know were covers — hope we're not spoiling any secrets here.

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FROM BLENDER.COM
:: mike 11:43 AM [+] ::

I interviewed Gallows after their fourth-ever Stateside gig. They are insane, and so are the two videos we made (extra points if you can find me in one of them)

SXSW 2007: Gallows Interview
U.K.'s Gallows are like a punch in the face. A good punch in the face. CLICK HERE

SXSW 2007: Gallows
UK punk phenoms tear up Austin, Texas in their fourth-ever Stateside gig. CLICK HERE

...and SO much more, on the site, and on the way.
:: mike 10:47 AM [+] ::

A piece I’ve waited all winter to assign and edit:



Closing Pitchers' Most Memorable Entrance Music


To close major league ball games, you need cojones — and a killer theme song. We've compiled some of the best curtain callers in recent MLB history.

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Labels: Blender

:: mike 10:43 AM [+] ::

Loads more stuff from my SXSW trip still coming in and going up on Blender.com:


SXSW 2007: Cold War Kids


Cali indie rockers go to Austin, visit awesome old houses, rock out.

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:: mike 10:37 AM [+] ::

My Music: Larry the Cable Guy


The "Git-'Er-Done" guy gives us his surefire karaoke selection,
and a very new way to look at Whitney Houston.

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FROM BLENDER.COM

Labels: Blender

:: mike 10:27 AM [+] ::

Jury Duty: I'm beginning to like it here. All the busy anonymity of an airport, except the only place anyone's going to is jail.
:: mike 10:08 AM [+] ::