Category Archives: Music

Seen Live: Melissa Etheridge

Certain bands and artists have songs they just have to play in order to make their gigs complete. It doesn’t matter whether or not you like the song, but a Black Sabbath show without ‘Paranoid’, a Meat Loaf show without ‘Paradise by the Dashboard Light’, a Springsteen show without ‘Born to Run’ and an Iron [...]

Padlocked up to Heaven

The awesome Jenny Owen Youngs just released a shiny new record called An Unwavering Band of Light, and I somehow thought it would be appropriate to share its’ first single with you all. Because, well, yeah, you know. Jenny Owen Youngs — Your Appartment Take me back to your apartment so I’ll see if I’m [...]

Seen Live: Anneke van Giersbergen

Last friday I went to Hedon to see a band play in Zwolle, for the third week in a row. And before you start wondering why I would go all the way to Zwolle, well, I work there. That makes it a lot easier. Otherwise, I’d probably wouldn’t even have considered come that close to [...]

Seen Live: Crystal Dreams play U2

About a week ago, my brother called me to remind me that I said I would help out at this tribute night thing he is involved with. It didn’t show up in my agenda. On the one hand, I can imagine me agreeing to help out. For one, that’s the kinda guy I am, and [...]

Seen Live: Dream Theater

Yesterday, I went to see two bands in the IJsselhallen in Zwolle. Periphery kicked off. All through their set, I was wondering if they really needed three guitar players. The answer to that question is pretty simple, and let me explain it to you in a flowchart: Flowchart: Do I need three guitar players in [...]