After the claustrophobic overcrowding of Broxton avenue for the LAFF opening night party, I wasn’t expecting the Transformers premiere bash to be as well-run as it was. Adjacent parking lots were opened up, and food and drink were so prevalent that, if you actually ventured all the way in, it was possible to get plenty of both with no waiting.
Half the food was Burger King, which was a letdown, despite the presence of that creepy King guy from the ads. But there was plenty of other stuff too,
Yaz, Psychedelic Furs at Pacific Amphitheater on July 24, 2008
Better Than: trying to find that 1980's cassette mix tape in your garage.
Download: Nobody's Diary (Origin of Essex Remix) from the Official Yaz Homepage
"You have been brilliant, we have been Yaz.". Alison Moyet (Vocals) couldn't have said it any better as Yaz closed out their brief tour of the U.S. at the Pacific Amphitheater.
The Psychedelic Furs rolled out their impressive collection of hits to warm up the enthusiastic crowd
As tragically bad or corny as some might be, good cover bands (or tribute bands, whatever) are the salt of the earth. You take a group of reasonably talented musicians who all love one band enough to copy their songs for a room full of drunk people that could never afford tickets to see the real thing. Or maybe it's a Jimi Hendrix type of scenario where no one will ever get to see the real thing again. In that regard, it's hard to say no to a night out rocking to live music from the artist
The Psychedelic Furs, in concert Saturday at the House of Blues in Anaheim, have been together for more than 30 years (albeit with a nine year hiatus between 1991 and 2000), and produced seven studio albums. But let's face it, what they're still most known for is their 1981 song "Pretty in Pink," which inspired the title of the iconic 1986 John Hughes-penned, Molly Ringwald-starred movie of the same name (and featured a re-recorded version of the song on the soundtrack). And as it often goes
