In a few hours, Gang of Youths is gonna take the stage at Talking Stick Resort Arena in Phoenix as the opening act for Foo Fighters. It’s the first of seven shows they’re opening for the Foos. Each night, they’ll be playing in big arenas — 17,500 to 20,000 capacity. The buildings won’t be full […]
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Standing in the darkness, laughing with my heel on its throat
(This might be hard to follow. Today is August 16th. I began writing this blog post on June 6th and titled it “GTFOOYH,” a reference that you’ll read below. I finished the post, which was primarily about some mental and emotional struggles I’ve been going through and how a song by a new band I […]
I Have a New Favorite Band
I’ve had a lot of second-favorite bands over the years … Boxer Rebellion most recently, Collective Soul before that, etc. But I’m here to report that today, for the first time in 35 years, U2 has become my second favorite band. They’ve been replaced by Gang Of Youths, an Australian band (now based in London) […]