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The Daily Vault

Reviews for music lovers by music lovers, since 1997

About Me

The Daily Vault was founded in January, 1997, by Chicago-area music fanatic Christopher Thelen (a.k.a. Bob Pierce). From the start, the Daily Vault has sought to serve the widest possible audience, reviewing music of all genres (from classical to death metal, from unknown indies to global superstars) and from all eras (new, old and in-between). Its eclectic mix of coverage, including CD reviews, concert reviews, artist interviews, essays and retrospectives, has attracted music fans and writers of all ages and backgrounds from all over the world. In January 2003 Chris handed over responsibility for day-to-day operations to a couple of longtime contributors.
Today, The Daily Vault -- featuring over 5,400 reviews of over 2,600 artists in every genre imaginable -- is managed by Editor Jason Warburg and Assistant Editor Melanie Love. The site's review panel features writers from all across the globe (past and current staff hail from Canada, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Norway, the Philippines, South Korea, and the USA). All are welcome and, with any luck, all have a good time.
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My Interests

Album reviews, artist interviews, concert reviews, contests, drawings, trivia challenges and general musical mayhem.

I'd like to meet:

Music fans and artists everywhere

Music:

Rock, pop, jazz, heavy metal, blues, hip-hop, country, soul, dance, trance, new age, contemporary Christian, death metal, classical, world, fusion, industrial, alt-country, alt-rock, prog rock, hard rock, soft rock, pop rock and Pop Rocks.

More specific? Oh fine:

*NSYNC, 38 Special, 3 Doors Down, Abba, AC/DC, Louis Armstrong, B-52s, the Beatles, Jimmy Buffett, Carbon Leaf, Ray Charles, Cypress Hill, the Darkness, Celine Dion, Bob Dylan, Earth Wind + Fire, Eminem, Explorers Club, Faith No More, Ella Fitzgerald, Fountains Of Wayne, G. Love, Gin Blossoms, Godsmack, Emmylou Harris, Jimi Hendrix, Hole, Ice-T, Incubus, Iron Maiden, J Dilla, Jet, Josh Joplin, Kaiser Chiefs, Keb' Mo', Diana Krall, Led Zeppelin, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Los Lobos, Bryan Master, Curtis Mayfield, Bob Mould, Naplam Death, the New Pornographers, Nine Inch Nails, Oasis, Opeth, Outkast, Dolly Parton, Pearl Jam, Carl Perkins, Queen, Queens Of The Stone Age, Queensryche, the Raconteurs, Lionel Richie, Rush, Bob Seger, the Smiths, Supafuzz, Susan Tedeschi, Turbonegro, Tina Turner, U2, Uncle Tupelo, Us3, Van Halen, Vangelis, the Velvet Underground, W.A.S.P., Ween, Lucinda Williams, X, XTC, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Yes, Thom Yorke, Frank Zappa, Rob Zombie, ZZ Top.

For example. Happy now?

Movies:

Almost Famous, Hi Fidelity, School of Rock, Animal House, Rock Star, The Song Remains The Same, Gimme Shelter, The Kids Are Alright, Bullet In A Bible, etc.

Television:

Behind The Music, Storytellers, Rock + Roll Jeopardy

Books:

Songbook (Nick Hornby), It Ain't No Sin To Be Glad You're Alive (Eric Alterman), Wilco: Learning How To Die (Greg Kot)

My Blog

Coming soon on the DV (week of 6/1)

Coming soon on The Daily Vault, look out for reviews of the Killers, Radiohead, Orchestral Maneouvres in the Dark, Van Morrison, Scarlett Johansson, Kent Heckaman, Jerry Lee lewis, Kate Walsh, Je...
Posted by The Daily Vault on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 10:36:00 PST

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Welcome to the Daily Vault's MySpace page!  In this space we'll try to keep you up to date with the latest happenings around the Vault, as well as steer you to some of our favorite new music...
Posted by The Daily Vault on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:16:00 PST