Opinionated and advocacy themed articles.
NOTE: This blog was originally posted at BretAlexanderMusic.com Everybody loves a survivor. No one wants to watch a movie about the dude who gave up. Unless, of course, you enjoy eating two bags of salt and vinegar potato chips and crying for a whole afternoon. If that’s the case, you’ll have to visit a different … Read more
NOTE: This blog was originally posted at BretAlexanderMusic.com This week’s blog is a bit of an extention of last week’s entry. But it is my favorite subject. So here goes…… Believe it or not, I just found all the “Classic Albums” series on Netflix, I was navigating on Netflix because I usually like to watch … Read more
NOTE: This blog was originally posted at BretAlexanderMusic.com Since it is Mother’s Day weekend, I want to tell a quick story about my parents’ role in my musical development. It was the 1970s, I don’t remember how old I was but I know I was under 10. While my parents were off shopping for whatever … Read more
NOTE: This blog was originally posted at BretAlexanderMusic.com When The Allman Brothers were inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, I will always remember what drummer Butch Trucks said in his acceptance speech. It was short and sweet. He said, “There have been some high highs and some low low… But it has … Read more
NOTE: This blog was originally posted at BretAlexanderMusic.com Interesting week this was for me. I went to two shows in 3 days, which at this point in my highly responsible and scheduled existence is a rarity. The first show was a club show at The Electric Factory in Philly. I took my daughter and her … Read more
The Rush Story Burn Down the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame! Top Ten Great Forgotten Rush Songs The Rush Discography No One Gets to Their Heaven Without a Fight This article was originally published on May 24, 2011. Burn, baby burn! These are the only words that can be used in reference … Read more
NOTE: This blog was originally posted at BretAlexanderMusic.com Yesterday, my band The Badlees put an announcement out there that we would be doing a few arena shows in the coming weeks with Bob Seger. We did a little research and realized that it was 17 years ago to the day that we were on stage … Read more
NOTE: This blog was originally posted at BretAlexanderMusic.com When navigating the long and winding road to rock and roll success, you will encounter many, varied species. Some friendly, some not. I always thought it would be helpful to have a field guide, a survival guide if you will, to assist the weary rocker on his … Read more
NOTE: This blog was originally posted at BretAlexanderMusic.com Last weekend, I took the wife out on a date. Fittingly, we went to see a band (poor girl). Specifically, we went to see the band “Kix” at a club about 1.5 hours away. Kix is from Hagerstown, Maryland. I’d estimate that they have been a band … Read more