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Last weekend I went to a show at The New Frontier. It reminded me of those days of my youth when music from the NW was all still our little secret. My good friend (and everybody's favorite German) Niels told me if I could find a sitter, he would be at
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I was truly hoping 2011's arrival might be accompanied by at least a trace of lightness - lightness that seemed to be thanklessly missing throughout 2010. Taking stock, and looking back, 2010 was awful from the 72 hours that preceded its arrival, and spilling all the way into the first
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There had been talk of international touring on the strength of the Guns ‘n' Roses fame since almost the moment Duff McKagan and I started playing together. While it seemed like a no-brainer, and I was certain it COULD happen, if I had learned one lesson in the music business
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We were five guys who loved rock, but there were certainly other passions in the van. Literally. Johnny and the previously mentioned guitar tech, Brian Roe, had each brought their fly-fishing reels. At some point in the first few hours of day one, the tour manager/sound guy promised our fearless
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In honor of the newly reformed New American Shame, here starts a two-part story about the very first day of the band's touring experiences. We were on our way. Figuratively and literally. Interstate-90 east to Chicago - to start our first tour. If Day One in the van was any indication,
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New American Shame began at a time of rap-rock and post-post-grunge. The music is a throwback to a time when girls, cars, beer and parties were all you really had to worry about. It seemed to resonate with a lot of people, and, at the time, only
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EDITOR'S NOTE: See, the thing is, drummer Geoff Reading - yes, of the band New American Shame - kinda sorta writes for the Volcano's Website on a regular basis. Like, he has a weekly column. With New American Shame set to reunite Sunday at Hell's Kitchen as part of the
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In January of 1999 I got this killer job working at Amazon.com. Customer service. On the phones. It started out with a 10-week full time training course. I was the only person in my 30 person training class without a four-year degree. I had an in, though, and I am
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Green Apple Quick Step had finished up a show in Portland with Ten Minute Warning - bar closed, gear all packed up in the van. The Ten Minute Warning crew was long gone, but we were still there. With us, there were a few stragglers. Drunk stragglers. Which is certainly
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The musical connection had been there from the very start. At the conclusion of our first jam session, Duff called around the city to find an available recording studio. A new online music store had approached him to contribute a song to their catalog. The rock had gone so well that