Objects Are Closer Than They Appear

***Let me preface this by saying that I feel it is bad form to throw any blunt object (water bottle, beer can, rock, produce, chairs, etc...) at a performer. Not only is it disrespectful and dangerous, it's also a fast track to going home with some fresh bruises and a bloodied nose. With that said, it is completely acceptable (and really, almost mandatory) to throw any combination of bras, phone numbers, and stuffed animals adorned with bras and phone numbers on stage.***

Performers live a somewhat glamorous life. Free food, parties, adoring fans, sexy stalkers. But sometimes there are hazards involved. Here are a few of my favorite "objects thrown on stage at performers by fans who don't realize that a bottle full of water traveling at 20-40 mph could actually hurt said performer, and may also cause bodily harm to said thrower(s) by fans who don't like to see their favorite said performer pelted by water bottles" videos, in no particular order (except for the first one....it's running on a constant loop as my background)

Justin Bieber:

This really shouldn't be funny, but I can't stop laughing at it. The great thing is it happens right when he's telling the crowd how much he loves them. Plus, I'm pretty sure his helmet hair took most of the blow. And how accurate was that throw...?

Nickelback:

Rocks are always a no no when at a concert....and yes, even if they are directed at Chad Kroeger....

Tegan and Sara:

Guess what? You don't have to be male to have bras thrown at you. Rookie mistake though by throwing the bra back....you're supposed to keep it for your bra wall....which every rocker should have....

Angus Young:

What I like about this one: Angus gets hit and dowsed in beer, does some menacing gestures, pulls the beer throwers nose, has him escorted out, and continues with the show....

Keith Richards:

Here is a good lesson on why you shouldn't even throw yourself on stage...or you may be the recipient of a good, ol' fashioned guitar ax swing. (Balloons are okay to throw on stage...unless of course they're filled with water or hydrochloric acid.)

Green Day:

Mud being thrown is ONLY acceptable if you also happen to be wrestling in it.

Bonus:

Never gets old....

Similar Sounding Songs Sound The Same

Every once in a while, a musician finds a sound that is uniquely their own....and they never change. Here are a few of those bands whose songs all sound the same. (Which isn't necessarily a bad thing........but in most cases, it is)

*Disclaimer* I understand that each band usually only has one singer, a couple guitars, and one drum kit, so inevitably the "sound" is going to be similar from one song to the next. I'm speaking more from the side of composition and structure of the songs. I am also aware that albums, especially those written and recorded in a short time period, will lend itself to similar sounding songs. It's hard to (and really bad form) to completely change directions within the same album. So, for each band I've included a few songs from different records.


The Smithereens - Behind The Wall Of Sleep, A Girl Like You, Only A Memory, Drown In My Own Tears, House We Used To Live In.

Coldplay - Speed Of Sound, Yellow, Clocks, Trouble, The Scientist, In My Place.

Nickelback - Someday, Figured You Out, Rockstar, How You Remind Me, Photograph.

The Black Keys - I Got Mine, Your Touch, Next Girl, She's Long Gone, Black Door, Strange Desire, Oceans And Streams

AC/DC - Highway To Hell, Thunderstruck, You Shook Me All Night Long, TNT, Hells Bells, It's A Long Way To The Top

Boston - Peace Of Mind, More Than A Feeling, Rock And Roll Band, Carry On My Wayward Son

Creed - My Sacrifice, One Last Breath, With Arms Wide Open, Higher, What's This Life For, My Own Prison, One, Higher

Jane's Addiction - Mountain Song, Jane Says, Been Caught Stealing, Just Because

Ace Of Base - Sign, All That She Wants, Beautiful Life, Never Gonna Say I'm Sorry, Don't Turn Around

Hootie And The Blowfish - Hold My Hand, Time, Only Wanna Be With You, I'm Goin' Home

.38 Special - Caught Up In You, Hold On Loosely, Back Where You Belong, Second Chance

to be continued...

(Personally, I prefer bands to be able to grow, both on a maturity level and on a musical level. As artists, they should be trying to push themselves to become better, to explore different areas of their own musicality, to push the levels of their talent as far as it will go. That's not to say that once they find a unique sound that fits themselves as artists, they should go to the other extreme (whatever that may be), but they should at least test the limits of what they're trying to achieve. I'm not saying for a band to be good, they need to be different. But they shouldn't be recycling the same stuff over and over, just because it worked for them last time. Learn. Create. Learn some more.)