Tag: band

Hall’s Rule of Social Order #194

30 April, 2012 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

A musical act should be rated against this rubric to determine their quality: Band’s name – 3% Band’s aesthetics (clothes, make up, hair, physical attractiveness, showmanship) – 7% Ability to attract listener’s attention (lyrical hooks, real life publicity, etc) – 10% Instrumental proficiency – 23% Originality/inspirational quality of lyrics – 26% Ability to perform live […]

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Hall’s Rule of Social Order #279

27 February, 2012 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

Modeling isn’t a career. Neither is DJ’ing.  I’m sure you can think of a bunch of others that fall into this category.  By definition, “career” means “an occupation or profession, especially one requiring special training, followed by one’s life work.”  There’s a reason for the existence of the expression “don’t quit your day job.”   Ultimately, […]

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Get on to the bus that’ll take you back to Beelzabub

9 March, 2011 (15:10) | Pittsburgh

Checking out BoringPGH.com the other day and stumbled on this gem.  I’ve never heard of the band Formula412 before, but I dig it.  The video is pretty decent, and I really like the concept.  Might even make PAT Transit look cool…if that’s possible.  It was done by Bill Paladino, who you’d recognize as the guy […]

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Hall’s Rules of Social Order #103

16 August, 2010 (12:00) | Hall's Rules of Social Order

The only time it’s acceptable to wear a band’s t-shirt to the same band’s concert is if you’re in the band.

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