HardRockChick

My Musical Adventures

the vanity label

What’s a vanity label? The vanity label was a cog in the recording industry that reached its peak in the ’90s. Basically, it was a record label created by an...

November 25, 2007
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The USO

We are at war. And that means that the USO goes into full swing to entertain our troops. While I always read about famous USO tours during WWII and Vietnam,...

May 31, 2007
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The Undertow: Lamb of God, Decapitated, ANCIIEN...

It took me two fuckin’ hours to get from Hollywood to The Grove, but I was still early. The days where I get really excited about a show have grown...

May 30, 2013
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The Ultra-Violence: Death Angel, Threat Signal ...

I zipped into the Whisky and around the crowd to the corner of the stage just in time for Threat Signal to come on. It was Friday night, and this...

October 21, 2012
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The Time to Kill is Now: Summer Slaughter- Cann...

It began as one of those days where I couldn’t bear to hear another piece of bad news; every ding of a text, ring of a call, or chime for...

July 27, 2012
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The Teaches of Peaches: Peaches, Amanda Blank, ...

It was one of those nights that happens about once a month where I wanted to clone myself and attend multiple shows: Cannibal Corpse at The Warfield, Norma Jean at...

November 28, 2009
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The Sword video for 'How Heavy This Axe'

Me likey. But the hair is better in person.

October 21, 2008
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The Sword @ Slim's, 10/10/08

I walked into Slim’s just in time to see The Sword come on stage, wriggling my way through the very dude-heavy, black clad, beard wearing crowd to get a spot...

October 11, 2008
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The Sound of Muzak: Porcupine Tree @ Sunset Sta...

The first time I had even heard of Porcupine Tree was almost exactly one year ago. It was the final Nine Inch Nails show, and because I went straight from...

August 19, 2010
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