A Little Sax Never Hurt Anybody

C'mon, dudes, let the man play.

Syracuse.com

Something to Argue About - Top 10 Beers

The Brew Blog from the Houston Press picks their top 10 beers that they blogged about this year. Sadly, I can only say I've had one of these - the Oyster Stout from Harpoon - but I'm now on a mission to try a few others.

New Bruce photos from Syracuse native Eric Meola

The photographer of the "Born To Run" album cover and an Eastwood native, Eric Meola, shares some never before seen photos from the "Darkness On The Edge Of Town" period. Very cool stuff from Syracuse.com.

Close up to "Darkness"

To be released on Nov. 16, a new Springsteen "Darkness on the Edge of Town" CD/DVD set includes some amazing concert and behind-the-scenes footage, along with a documentary. For long-time Bruce fans, this looks like an incredible piece of history.

Yahoo.com

Welcome home, Steven

Steven Page, former lead singer of Barenaked Ladies, put on a great show at the Westcott Theater last night in Syracuse. Now a resident of Fayetteville, NY, we're glad to have him here.

Good to see Kid Cudi on the right track

Now that he's found peace, Cudi hopes to remain grounded -- in his own newfound, overconfident way. "I really just find that life is ... funny," he says. "You have to take shit as it comes and man up. What doesn't kill us makes us stronger -- that's a fact. Even in death no one will stop me from being great. That's all I know."

Yahoo.com

Imagine A Jump

It's OK, Katy, You're Safe

Doesn't look like Katy Perry is in copyright trouble for "California Gurls," even though the folks that own the copyright to the Beach Boys' "California Girls" are acting a little threatening.

Yahoo!News

It's Almost Bloody Mary Season

The tomatoes will be ripening in your garden (or hanging from your Topsy Turvy) any day now, so prepare yourself with a variety of new Bloody Mary recipes, courtesy of the New York Times.

Great to Hear From Lauryn Hill Again

NPR has a great interview with the reclusive superstar Lauryn Hill, and it sounds like she may be gracing us with some new music soon.

Been a Fun Few Weeks

June has been an exciting month for the MEB and will continue on some more.

• Mike played the Taste of Syracuse June 4
• Fun night at Pooch's June 5
• Tim played solo acoustic at the Fireside June 10
• Syracuse Balloon Fest (pictured above) was a great time on Saturday June 12
• The party at Lake Effect later that night was also very entertaining with 3 different bachelorette parties.
• Mike was the featured solo acoustic artist at the Fireside on the 17th, with guest appearances from young Mike Estep, Steve LaQuay, plus Paul and Steve.
• It was a typically nutso night at Coleman's on the 18th and we made lots of new friends.

Still to come up soon:

• Tim Herron Corporation plays Dinosaur BBQ Saturday June 19
• Steve, Mike and Paul play an acoustic set at a retirement party on June 22
• We may repeat our Fireside acoustic performance Thursday June 24 (still TBD)
• Friday June 25 we're hosting Happy Hour at JP's in B'ville from 6-10, so it's a chance to see us without staying out too late.
• And catch a fun 7:30-9:30 set at the Quaker Steak and Lube on Saturday July 3 during your holiday weekend.

We'd love to see you all out and about!

God, I Love The Onion

South African Vuvuzela Philharmonic Angered By Soccer Games Breaking Out During Concerts

TheOnion.com

We're not showing you our HS pics

But it is fun to see a bunch of famous musicians and some "before they were famous" pics.

From the HoustonPress.com.

All Hit Songs Have The Same Four Chords

More bad news from the Nashville floods

Looks like the Nashville floods have hit the music industry very hard - millions of dollars of equipment has been destroyed or damaged. Man.

MSNBC.com

If At First You Don't Succeed ...

Before they became the rockstars we know, some musicians had a few misteps first. Like Billy Joel in the metal band Attila (see above). Hilarious.

See a bunch more (Katy Perry, Ronnie James Dio, Alanis, etc) at Spinner.com

Interesting brewers stats

It's always interesting to see stats on the beer industry and their sales figures. Nice to see a bunch of our local favorites (Matt Brewing/Saranac and Magic Hat) doing well.

Now That's a Creative Flask

I think I need one of these. Syracuse Football will be much more tolerable with a Jack Daniels accompaniment.

A Win for Pink Floyd

Interesting to see the courts protecting the band's right to only sell a full album digitally, not individual tracks. The "concept album" still exists, after all.

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Don't Come for My Beer!

And I thought New York's liquor laws were crazy - check out the wackiness in Pennsylvania.

Prepared Like a Boy Scout

So besides your guitar and your amp, what do you bring with you to a gig?

15 Other Things In Your Gig Bag from Fender.con