Bronson Arroyo: Why Playing With Pearl Jam At Fenway Park Was One Of The Greatest Nights Of My Life
By: Bronson Arroyo August 5, 2016 marks one of the greatest days of my life, one which has been filled with great things. I’ve played baseball and I’ve played music, but the collision of life-long dreams and places made this experience altogether incredible. To know...
Kevin Martin: Stop Apologizing: Can The Spirit of Rock & Roll Be Revived? (Me Thinks So)
By Kevin Martin of Candlebox When I was asked to sit down and write an essay for this publication I had a shit ton of ideas. I thought to myself, ‘maybe Gun Control?’ Maybe I’ll write about the second amendment rights argument and how one-sided it is? Then I quickly...
What Pearl Jam’s ‘Ten’ Did To Me
25 Years Later It changed my life. Ten introduced me to the fact that music can be emotional, it can be expressive, it can be an outlet, it is heeling, it is comforting, it is art. Up until Pearl Jam’s debut, I was of the mind that music was simply fun. And it...
How Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino Influenced My Life
August 2008: I became infatuated by how Live Nation, this three-year-old company with a cool name and hip branding, had taken the live music industry by storm. I didn’t know much about their dynamics, but I knew they had a courageous and fearless leader. To keep in...
5 Highlights From Pearl Jam’s Fenway Doubleheader
photo by kevin mazur Pearl Jam stepped up to the plate at the iconic Fenway Park this past weekend; dug their spikes into the batter’s box, tapped home plate and did their best “Big Papi,” hitting the ball out of the park on Friday and Sunday night. Bringing the...
Why Foo Fighters Are The Perfect Rock Band
photo by harlandgirlBecause they are imperfect. They are a garage band that refuse to leave the garage. When they do have to physically leave, they simply take the garage with them — sometimes to other people’s garage (literally!). Foo Fighters are in the midst of...
The Legacy of the Vedder Cup
illustration by rich cando / dudestudios.com Why The Mariners vs. Padres Has Become The Most Intriguing Inter-League Series The Seattle Mariners took three out of four games from their bitter rival — the San Diego Padres during their 2016 inter-league showdown. What?...
The Power Of A Setlist — On Stage And In Life
How One Piece of Paper Can Rule the Day What song did they play last night? I wonder what they will play tonight? I have always been fascinated by “the setlist.” What a musician selects to perform on any given night. The order, the flow, the opener and the...
Laird Hamilton: How Music Has Driven The Legendary Big Wave Surfer
Interview with surfing legend, Laird Hamilton Laird Hamilton is one of the world’s greatest athletes and a big-wave surfing legend. His wife, Gabrielle Reece, considers him to be in the 1% of the 1% — in a league of his own when it comes to ability. Physically built...
Tim Commerford: Behind The Scenes Of Audioslave
Featuring Audioslave/RATM/Prophets of Rage Bassist — Tim Commerford If you look closely at the liner notes of each Audioslave album you will notice the sentence — all sounds made by guitar, bass, drums and vocals. So what exactly was Audioslave? My response — a...