I catch Filter in Des Moines doing their soundcheck at a small club. After tearing through a few songs, they spend nearly an hour meeting with fans as part of a radio station meet-and-greet. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
When Patrick finally broke his silence with 2008's 'Anthems For the Damned' - the first Filter album that he recorded sober - fans were… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
“Who is this man I’m supposed to interview, this man whose last name is the same as the color of my sweatpants? Is that… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
“She hands me a security badge that says VIRGIN. How could she know that I’m a virgin? Is it that obvious? “How did you… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
If you're looking for a behind-the-scenes rock-n-roll biography, pick up Nikki Sixx's 'The Heroin Diaries'. If you want the world's most narcissistic high school… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
“ Stop it, girl. There’s no way he’s five-years-old. Or one hundred. He’s probably like every other CEO on the planet: Late twenties, handsome… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Chicago is a city built on architecture, and there are plenty of buildings to scale. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Treat haters in your online spaces just the same as you would in the real world. If they're not respectful to you and your… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
In 2009, the American Library Association recorded 460 challenges reported to the Office of Intellectual Freedom. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
“I growl with frustration at my reflection in the mirror. Damn my hair – it’s fifty shades of fucked up. The situation I’m in… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
Young adult author Richelle Mead holds the distinction to perhaps be the only author ever to have a book banned... before it was even… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
In their political careers, Obama and Biden faced down lobbyists, Tea Party carpetbaggers, and Washington gridlock. — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
The difficult part of writing about someone you don't admire is that it's easy to demonize them. What you get then is a cackling… — Andrew Shaffer Copy Share Image
