I saw The Freelance Whales open for Surfer Blood and Bear in Heaven last year at Schuba’s.  They had the biggest crowd of the night, and played the most confident set.  They blew me away with their off-the-wall energy, as they stole the show from a team of indie darlings.  At that time, Surfer Blood were being anointed the “Next Big Thing,”…

Cheap picture, cheap CD!  $1 was the magic price for the double disc set of covers called “Renegades,” by Rage Against The Machine.  I never picked this collection up in the past, as I really had no desire.  I wasn’t sure how I felt about some of the songs that Rage covered and the jazzed…

“changes is the better part of me/boom, boom, I’m getting out of here…” Change might be the best part of us, but it is also the hardest.  I love change, if and when I can make it.  Change challenges me, by creating a desire to be better, in my career and as a person.  Learning…

The French Kicks “Close To Modern” Love me some French Kicks, and look what’s in the dollar bin? An out of print “Young Lawyers” EP, and full length “One Time Bells” album.  How sweet it is, sort of like the song!  You guessed it, a dollar each, too!  You should have seen the smile on…