Let’s touch on some reasons why Chad Kroeger, lead singer of Nickelback, is a giant douche:
Minneapolis cover band FlashMob! signed to major label Sony BMG!
[Update found below original post] We have worked SOOOOOO hard on this band for so long, and we’re finally realizing the fruits of our labors. Amidst frenzied negotiations over the past two days, attorneys representing FlashMob! have worked out a contract deal with Sony BMG Music. We’ve been signed on as Sony’s latest new artist! [...]
Minneapolis cover band metrics
As the preeminent cover band in the Minneapolis area, I thought it would behoove us to take a minute to provide FlashMob! listeners with a statistical review of a few songs we cover. Please see graphs below: 99 Red Balloons Halfway Gone
Gibson SG Standard, classic white finish chips easily!
After I sold my Les Paul Studio, I bought another Gibson SG this week. AND I ALREADY MANAGED TO SCRATCH IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Not awesome. I like character in a guitar, but come on, I got it on Tuesday and dinged it up on Wednesday. Horrible behavior. The finish on this new white one is a lot [...]
Minneapolis cover band falling in the woods
If a tree falls in the woods, does it sound like Nickelback? Blogs are tough. Each post is like a tree falling over. Who wants to see a tree take a dive? I do. If I knew of a spot on a mountain where I could go sit and watch trees fall over all day, [...]
Lindsey Vonn breaks pinky, Minneapolis cover band sympathizes
Lindsey Vonn suffered a non-displaced fracture of the proximal phalanx of the small finger on her right hand when she crashed and failed to complete the fog-shrouded Olympic giant slalom race Wednesday. What? In layman’s terms, she broke her pinky. That was a foggy race. Can you imagine barreling down that hill at 210 mph? I am [...]
“Emo”-tional Haircuts
I have to admit something. Part of me wants an “emo” haircut. “What’s ‘emo’?” Catch up here, I did. “Further, what’s an ‘emo haircuit’?” I was excited to find there are entire websites devoted to answering that very question. I blame this perceived “need” largely on Justin and Kevin of local band Quietdrive fame (who have [...]
Opening ceremonies – 2010 Vancouver Olympics
Tonight, the world will be watching the opening ceremonies of the 2010 winter olympics. It feels like yesterday we witnessed Beijing do their best imitation of Pink Floyd’s The Wall. Not sure about anyone else, but let me say I was more than a little freaked out watching hundreds of Chinese citizens under communist rule move in-synch. The [...]
Guitars for sale – Gibson, Epiphone, Fernandes
http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/1568971014.html http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/1568883002.html http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/1568980842.html http://minneapolis.craigslist.org/hnp/msg/1568986008.html www.gibson.com http://craigslist.org http://minneapolis.craigslist.org
Beer of the week
Rehearsals can get a little boring. Repeating the same songs over and over until they are perfect (then repeating them over and over again). So, your friendly FlashMobbers devised the Wednesday Night Beer Challenge. At each Wednesday night practice, one FMer is tasked with the challenge of lowering the beer bar. It’s getting nasty, folks. [...]
