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Big Andy, the Destroyer

The truth doesn't rhyme.

About Me

Stuck In Milwaukee
http://stuckinmilwaukee.com/

My new blog, devoted to helping beginning and struggling musicians avoid the many mistakes and pitfalls of the music industry.


Studio Update - Bill/Andy
If you have a gig you would like me to post in my calendar, let me know. I go to a lot of local shows, so the chances are good that if I don't already know you, I may attend at least one of your shows. I can't expect everyone to follow my lead, but if more local musicians would get off their asses and actually support local music, rather than just supporting their own bands, the Milwaukee scene would be a lot better than it is. To everyone, I say, get out to a local show once in a while, and support local music in any way you can. Milwaukee has some extremely talented bands, and it hurts to see so many of them fall to obscurity just because of poor support from their home town. Milwaukee has a lot more to show than just Violent Femmes and the Gufs, so let's all do our part to get Milwaukee on the map. And to all local bands that I'm not friends with, don't just try to add me and assume that I'll come to your shows. Send me a message and tell me about yourself. Be a real friend, not just a myspace friend. If you do this, I may bring a real friend or two to your show. Check out my calendar for upcoming Milwaukee area shows.

My Interests

Music, movies, books, comic books, video games, gaming, making sweet sweet love. Waiting a half hour (give or take) then making sweet sweet love again. I'm also a writer. Short stories so far, more in the future.Big Andy Recommends: Hard Rock/Metal: Spiral Trance Dad The Plow Marashino DownRazor Lithic SnookyWay To FallRock:Boxing Day The Identity Theft Neverstatic Punk/Rock:Test Pilot OneDay CriminalJam: SpaceQuakers Bryan Cherry Band Pop/Rock: HeidiboxerExcellent Out of Town Bands: Sunday Flood - Appleton, WI Awesome Car Funmaker - Madison, WI Disonic - Chicago, IL Self-Evident - Minneapolis, MN The Felix Culpa Rockford, IL Dave Tamkin Chicago, IL Witch's Hat Columbia, MS

I'd like to meet:

"Someone to believe in, someone to trust."

Music:

Big Andy's Favorite Local Songs of 2007!
Spiral Trance - "Dead Set"
Dad the Plow - "The Guilt"
Sunday Flood - "Losing Second"
Marashino - "Left Behind"
Way to Fall - "Breaking Down Walls"
Boxing Day - "Funk One" & "Jezebel"
Big Andy's Favorite Local Songs of 2006!
Gruesome Inches - "Better Off Dead"
Spiral Trance - "Hellacious"
Heidiboxer - "Quiet Conversation"
Dad the Plow - "Truth"
Snooky - "Bring Out Your Dead"
Marcella - "Craving"
Marashino - "Decisions"
Lithic - "Comfortable"
State of Emergency - "What We Never Wanted"
SpaceQuakers - "Thought Bubble"

Movies:

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Kung Fu Hustle, Exorcist, Evil Dead, Spider-Man 1 & 2 (not 3; 3 blew very hard and made me sadder than sad), Adaptation, 40 Year Old Virgin, Yi Yi, Amelie, Ordinary People, Little Miss Sunshine, Superbad, Batman Begins, The Incredibles.

Television:

Arrested Development (R.I.P.) Family Guy The Office (U.K. & U.S.) The Tick (animated) Twin Peaks Aqua Teen Harvey Birdman Sopranos Quantum Leap

Books:

Daylle Deanna Schwartz's books: "The Real Deal: How to Get Signed to a Record Label", "Start and Run Your Own Record Label,"I Don't Need a Record Deal" Patricia Shih-"Gigging: A Practical Guide for Musicians" Donald Passman- "All you Need to Know About the Music Business" Sidney Shemel & M. William Krasilovsky-"This Business of Music" Tad Lathrop & Jim Pettigrew-"Music Marketing and Promotion" David Nevue-"How to Promote your Music Successfully on the Internet" Jeri Goldstein-"How to be your own Booking Agent" Hal Galper-"The Touring Musician" The Musician's Atlas The Indie Bible

Heroes:

My Dad. And Alan Lomax. And all local musicians trying to make it. Even if they suck.

My Blog

Check out this video: Studio Update - Bill/Andy

Check out this video: Studio Update - Bill/Andy ...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Wed, 03 Sep 2008 08:32:00 PST

My own new blog. StuckInMilwaukee.com!

StuckInMilwaukee.com is a blog devoted to helping beginning and struggling musicians avoid the many mistakes and pitfalls of the music industry.  Check it out and leave comments!...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:26:00 PST

A new Blog!!

I'm currently writing for a new blog dedicated to music in Milwaukee called Fan-Belt.  You can check it out here.  My recent review of Marashino has just been posted.  Check it!...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Mon, 28 Apr 2008 11:48:00 PST

I joined Spiral Trance!

That's right kids, I am the new bass player for Spiral Trance.  We're heading out on the road for the band's first tour ever, from October 12th through the 21st.  We'll be hitting Ohio, Geor...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 01:40:00 PST

Big Andy Update- Where I've been

Hey fellow music supporters. You may have noticed some serious inactivity on my Myspace page for the past few months. There's many reasons/excuses for this. Most importantly, health and technologic...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Thu, 07 Jun 2007 03:10:00 PST

Show I went to- Feb 17

Show Review- Feb 17, 2007  Jayme Dawicki Band By Andy Zupke Upon walking into the BBC Upper Level on February 17th, my wife and I were immediately greeted and hugged by Jayme Dawicki, who thanked...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Fri, 23 Feb 2007 12:53:00 PST

A belated Valentine...The Unsung Hero

I get compliments and gratitude on a daily basis for what I do here.  And I greatly appreciate all of it more than you know.  It's a lot of work going to as many shows as I do, and it means ...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:07:00 PST

Show I went to Feb-9 Test Pilot & Dad the Plow

On February 9th I stopped into Heartbreaker's Gentleman's Club for some rock and some boobs.  Mostly rock.  On the bill was Test Pilot, who I hadn't seen yet, Dad the Plow, who I've seen man...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:28:00 PST

Show I went to- Jan 27

A TURNING POINTThe Rave was freezing when we walked in.  The staff obviously save money by keeping the heat down and allowing the clientele to create the fire on stage.  It was a night I had...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Wed, 31 Jan 2007 12:57:00 PST

Shows I went to- Jan 19, 20

Friday night we went to the Main Stage to see Jayme Dawicki for the first time, and also one of my favorite local bands, Marcella.  Both bands put on great shows.  Jayme is backed by three e...
Posted by Big Andy, the Destroyer on Thu, 25 Jan 2007 11:41:00 PST