Summer of the Goos
With the Title Track to the Summer Blockbuster Transformers and a Monster Tour, Goo Goo Doll's Robby Takac Packs His Bags
-- by Michelle Kaplan

Robby Takac, bassist for the Goo Goo Dolls, has to pause for a split second and think, “Where am I? Oh, Grand Rapids,” he replied with a laugh. But ask him again in a few more weeks, the answer may come harder.

This summer the Goos, as they are affectionately known, will be making a whirlwind tour that includes stops in Scotland, Ireland, Japan and England. Perhaps this tour should have been called “Dizzy up the Boys.”

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Revelations from Dashboard:
Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba Let’s Us In – A Little Bit
-- by Michelle Kaplan

Dashboard Confessional is the band’s name, but don’t ask founder Chris Carrabba to give up his sins or reveal too much personal information. If you want him to bare his soul, then give a listen – all that information is contained in the lyrics of his songs.

“I put a lot of myself into my songs,” he confessed.

He was willing to give up a little piece of himself, if only maybe by accident. Mere small talk seems to give way to his deeper self that, unfortunately, he couldn’t hide if he tried. As he talks about the band and where they’re going, it’s easy to see that they have now come to that point where through hard work and very little exposure, they’re about to break – big time.

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