Ah the rock ‘n’ roll life…. The music, the concerts, the good seats, the drinks, the drugs, the groupies, the fame, the fortune, the hate mail. Yes, hate mail.

This particular missive came in response to my review of the Public enemy concert at the Showbox on Sunday night December 17th. The review appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and can be read by clicking here.

I would call it a favorable review. Yet, I still got the hate and as far as hate mail is concerned, this one takes the cake.
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JESSICA SIMPSON

A Public Affair (Epic)

Following the divorce, Jessica Simpson’s ex-husband recorded “What’s Left of Me.” Yet, for her post “Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica” album, there is no regret. In fact, the newly single Simpson is just the opposite; she’s ready to party. The question is: what to wear? And on her fifth album, the pop-star princess borrows or lifts lots of hats, namely Madonna, the Cars, Dead or Alive and most curiously, Patty Griffin’s “Let Him Fly” wherein the young singer reaches for a gravitas and authenticity that no amount of breathy pining will ever grant her. Like the album’s packaging, it’s nice on the outside but empty were it counts. (Shawn Telford)

GRADE: D

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When a concert review gets published in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, an email contact is included at the bottom of the review, so that readers—should they feel so inclined—can contact me with their response to the review. About half the time, it’s someone disagreeing or pointing out a mistake, like “by the way Melissa Etheridge has a son and a daughter, not “daughters” as you put it.”

Or someone disagrees with my assertion that Mastodon played a better set at Unholy Alliance than Lamb of God, though I stand by Mastodon, no matter how many emails I get. Mastodon is quite possibly the loudest band in rock! And their set was not only frightening because of its sheer volume but also the dizzying degree with which they delivered that fifty minute pummeling! Continue reading →

…is coming soon. In fact, it may already be here?

I’m moving away from the idea of posting music reviews here on my main site, where (hopefully) people are coming to consider me for acting jobs. Instead, so as not to confuse anyone with the many things that interest me, I’m going to move all of the music stuff to…

Eye Heart Music Dot Com

A new site to and for new music!

And a place where I can continue the ever-dificult task of writing about music.

It’s up and coming. That is to say that it is not yet officially “launched” as it were, but it is floating on the web in various stages of completion.

Do you heart music?.