Prince: The Marriage of Music and Sports

I pieced together a quick video (you can see the tired eyes) on the outpouring of emotion following the death of legendary musician Prince, the latest in a string of jarring losses in the entertainment world this year. Harmon examines the connection of pop culture, music and sports, the similarity of fan bases and the reverential […]

The Afghan Whigs With Usher In Brooklyn

The Afghan Whigs made a new friend last year when they performed with Usher at South By Southwest. The full performance from the band appears below (Usher shows up at the 13:30 mark). Last week, The Afghan Whigs played in Brooklyn and were joined onstage once again by Usher. He acknowledged a win by the […]

Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs On Steve Gorman Sports FSR

Greg Dulli of The Afghan Whigs, currently on tour in support of “Do To The Beast,” visited Steve Gorman Sports! on FOX Sports Radio. The frontman discusses Pete Rose and the Hall of Fame, his beginnings as an artist, top concerts and dream band mates. You even get some reading tips with a Civil War […]

FME: NEW “Algiers” From The Afghan Whigs

My musical preferences have been well established here inside the Swollen Dome. Well, The Afghan Whigs have announced a tour for 2014 in support of their first album in 16 years – “Do To The Beast.” The tour includes a visit to Coachella in Indio, but you’ll have to wait for that live experience and […]

Peyton Manning: Homecoming 2013 Versus The Colts

What happens when the owner of a team speaks out about his former quarterback’s time in town? Well, when it’s Jim Irsay being quoted about future Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, people are going to sit up and take notice. They’re going to read between the lines and parse every word for a hidden meaning […]

PTC: Harmon’s Blog 531 W/ Fantasy Baseball, Dark Knight & The Expendables

We are in that portion of the season where pitching rotations have been ravaged by injuries. No team has been hit as hard by injuries as the St. Louis Cardinals, who promoted 21-year-old Michael Wacha to pitch Thursday’s game against the Royals. He allowed one earned run on two hits in seven innings while striking […]

Why SXSW Rules: The Afghan Whigs and Usher Rock for The Fader & Converse

Every year, fans flock to Austin for what has become a fascinating mix of film and music. When the schedule gets released, travel plans come together and lobbying for tickets to the different venues begins in earnest. This year, fans celebrated the announcement of Prince as the headliner for Saturday’s activity. He gave a huge […]

Pitch Counts? Who Needs ‘Em?

On the heels of the perfect game tossed by Philip Humber’s last Saturday against the Mariners, Dan Epstein of Rolling Stone Magazine polled a number of our musical heroes about pitch counts, complete games and bullpen management. George Thorogood, Scott Ian, Tom Morello, Alice Cooper and Greg Dulli are among those chiming in. Rolling Stone […]