November 2, 2012 10:41 am by: Laurie Gallardo
If I may be unabashedly candid (I typically try to do that, anyway),
Fun Fun Fun Fest had me at
Public Image Limited.
As lovely as that news was for me, it was hardly surprising. FFF is the kind of musical celebration that shakes up the variety of bands. It's even kind of color-coded for your convenience (along the lines of
A$ap Rocky on the Blue Stage,
Real Estate on the Orange Stage, actor and comedian
Jon Benjamin on the Yellow Stage, and
Valiant Thor on the Black Stage, etc.). It feels as though there's a little something for everyone. And there will always be a need for an event like this with that kind of...
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People thought I was showing disrespect with my remark, but I genuinely was not. Danny Malone will back me up on this one: He does, indeed, reside on a planet of his own making. He's said so himself. I would go so far as to say his own universe.
I continued to remain intrigued although a bit of time had passed since his last live performance, his last music release. He quietly kept himself beneath the radar for some much-needed introspection. New music was lingering on the horizon. It was just a matter of when it would see the light of day. Or not.
Little did I know he had ventured off, at some point, to record this new music within the hallowed halls of a 15th century castle in Denmark. You know. No biggie.
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