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Strong recommendations from June

In: Music

Alright here are my thoughts on the cd’s I’ve been listening to this month….
The best of the month

The Woods - Sleater-Kinney - Click Here for a review I wrote earlier this month
Patience and Silence - Adam Richman (found on eMusic). This is a great power pop cd. I felt a little dissappointed in the [...]

Michael Penn in Pittsburgh - part 2

In: Michael Penn, Music

So I just drove to Pittsburgh and #1 - Michael was amazing as always. He did a taping of World Café that will air on July 14th. The show was intersperced with interviews by World Cafe host, David Dye. #2 - Pittsburgh is a gorgeous city. It’s a shame that people don’t walk around the [...]

Michael Penn in Pittsburgh

In: Michael Penn, Music

Really late on posting this but Michael Penn will be playing in Pittsburgh this weekend -
World Café at The Warhol - Friday, June 17th & Saturday, June 18th
The taping sessions take place in the intimate Andy Warhol Museum theater for national broadcast to over 100 radio stations in August.
Friday, June 17th:

6PM [...]

All Foo Fighters sound the same?

In: Music

Just got the new Foo Fighters’ cd, but you know that (see post.) I’m just realizing that all of their stuff sounds so similar. I’ve always been a fan - but it seems like they’re mailing it in. But hey, with 20 tracks, at least they’re putting some effort behind their selling out.

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Foo Fighters - In Your Honor - Copy Protection

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So I picked up the latest Foo Fighters release In Your Honor yesterday at the local Tower. I opened the cd and then looked at the front to realize that this cd has copy protection to prevent unauthorized duplication. Basically it requires you use Windows Media Player to transfer files to your portable [...]

Rilo Kiley - Cool song quote

In: Music

You know the title of this site is taken from a great line from the Michael Penn song “Me Around” from the cd Resigned. As such I thought I should point out great lines here and there. The following is from the Rilo Kiley song “Portions for Foxes”:
“There’s blood in my mouth because [...]

Kind of remiss in posting this but here’s a link to a free download of the song “Walter Reed” from Michael Penn’s upcoming cd Mr. Hollywood Jr. 1947 to be released August 2nd.
Walter Reed (mp3 / 3.4MB)
Yes - this MP3 is legal

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What the fuck was I thinking - Volume 1

In: Music

OK - When you listen to as much music as I do, sometimes you miss something or just don’t get it the first time through. I’m talking about those artists that I listened to before and either didn’t or did like and then changed position 180 degrees.
So here is my inaugural “What the fuck was [...]

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Ostensibly A Rubber Door is about anything that's on my mind. Mostly that seems to be about politics, music, sports, and arguing with others about all of the above. I took the name of this blog from a Michael Penn song called Me Around. Check out Michael - he's about the best singer/songwriter there is.

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