Should I Be Upset…

… if I turned down a free trip to L.A.? I could have been flown to L.A. to see a free screening of Cameron Crowe’s Elizabethtown and to interview Cameron Crowe. Maybe I’ll regret it when I pay to see the movie, and would be like ‘Dammit, I could have seen the movie for free!’ … Continue reading…Should I Be Upset…

Charlie Mars – Charlie Mars (2005)

Charlie Mars might be the closest that music has to Howie Day. The difference is Charlie Mars’ inflecting abilities — he doesn’t come across as whiny. Whine is all too common in the male pop rock category. What isn’t common is the ability to know when to whine and when not to whine. But it might just be natural for the genre — so I think I’ll have to take it as it is. … Continue reading…Charlie Mars – Charlie Mars (2005)