Tim Bugbee

1 week ago | metaltalk.net | Tim Bugbee

In a realm of TikTok-fueled fourteen minutes of famers or the latest in an endless barrage of auto-tuned monotone and tired trap beat mumble rap, it is refreshing to see an actual rock band play two sold-out shows in a 5,000-capacity venue. At the risk of being painted as an elderly man yelling at the cirrus formations above, it was a breath of fresh air for Queens Of The Stone Age to hit town.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Tim Bugbee

A Miami sophomore’s night out ended in tragedy. Her mother has a message for other parentsCNN — Shawnee Baker was sipping coffee on a sailboat off the coast of Maine when her phone rang. It was a police officer in Florida with devastating news: Her daughter had been in a terrible accident. Baker and her husband needed to come to Miami. Immediately. Baylie Grogan had started her sophomore …

2 weeks ago | medium.com | Tim Bugbee |Robert Duguay

Coming away from this show, the first adjective I thought of that best described Dean Wareham’s expertly crafted songwriting and guitar playing was mannered. On further reflection, that doesn’t really tell the whole story. Meticulous in approach, sure, but ‘mannered’ is a bit of a backhanded compliment. It’s not like Wareham’s doing scissor kicks and knocking over amps on stage, but there’s a steely backbone to the songs along with some bite to his playing.

Feb 7, 2025 | metaltalk.net | Tim Bugbee

As I arrived at Boston’s Royale, ready for an evening with Kerry King, I thought how I always take farewell tours with a grain of salt. I learned that lesson early on when I saw the farewell tour from The Who back in 1982. Slayer pulled the plug in 2019, ending a two-year final tour around a good chunk of the northern hemisphere, but got cajoled by what can be assumed to be a giant pile of money to play two festival shows last year, Riot Fest and Aftershock.

Nov 5, 2024 | medium.com | Tim Bugbee |Robert Duguay

tim bugbee·FollowPublished inCulture Beat·5 min read·--Patterson Hood and Mike Cooley of Drive-By Truckers. All photos © Tim Bugbee/Tinnitus PhotographyDrive-By Truckers make the record that would be a pivotal moment in the band’s history. With the working title of “Betamax Guillotine”, they wisely changed to the somewhat generic-sounding Southern Rock Opera, in hindsight a much more revealing and descriptive one.