Before I die... before I die I want to experience something I never have: life without hemophilia. I had a decade without HIV, and I'd like to enjoy as many years as possible on the tail end of this journey without it as well. As I stood in front of this wall in...
Depeche Mode
Shaking the Disease: An Unlikely Tribute to Depeche Mode
This month's issue of POZ Magazine is all about long-term survivors. And this year marks a special occasion in my own long-term journey as a positoid... 25 years ago, I met my favorite band, Depeche Mode, thanks to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Back in 1990, the...
Video Reviews, Depeche Mode Covers, Cobain Remembered
Got lots swirling around in the ol' nugget today, but I want to lead out with yet another remembrance of Kurt Cobain. I know many think he's overrated and overmentioned, but this week marked 17 years since he took his own life... time flies, doesn't it? Near the end...
Symptom of Tour: First Night and Depeche Mode
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Synthetic Division: A Symptom of Life
Last month marked the 20-year anniversary of Depeche Mode's Violator, which just so happened to mark the 20-year anniversary of my dying wish to meet the band. Next month I'm releasing some new Synthetic Division (that's my music monicker) music to commemorate...
Depeche Mode’s Violator Turns 20
Today marks the 20-year anniversary of the release (UK) of Depeche Mode's career-defining album, Violator. It's safe to say that no other album has had quite the same impact on my life as this one. I discovered Depeche Mode a year or so before this album's release. I...
Riding “Waves” w/ Jdavyd Williams
One of Charlottesville's best musicians has released an album called "Waves". I'm pimping the work because Jdavyd Williams shares a love for Depeche Mode, and you can hear that and other influences (Gary Numan chief among them) in his work.It's a really...
The “Pull Out” Concert Method
Last night I saw my favorite band, Depeche Mode, in concert. And after the first encore, Gwenn and I left (missing out on "Personal Jesus" and "Waiting for the Night") so we could be beat the traffic. It's called the "Pull Out Concert Method".It wasn't...
YouTube Video from Benefit “Halo” Cover
I'm terrible at following up, but the benefit that I did with my band on July 11 was a success- the show went well and we raised $600 for the AIDS Walk Washington DC. Thanks to everyone who came out to support the cause! Playing the show was a lot of fun. My band did...