I have been asked whether I have World Series tickets, well… Standing Room Only starts at $400. The price goes up significantly at this level, probably because now the beautiful people and the high rollers will be showing up. My bankbook isn’t quite in that league, which is why for the last two Giants Octobers …
Month: October 2012
Whatever it is at the heart of Rock n’ Roll that made Mötley Crüe inevitable is a thing I wouldn’t cross the street to save from a fire. – John Roderick [John Roderick will be performing with friends at the Showbox in Seattle on Oct. 29. Follow him as he tweets his wisdom @johnroderick.] http://youtu.be/6nm1BJPe-pg
While looking for “The Lemon Tree” I came across this live version of “This Land is Your Land” which has some suave, electrified-folk charm to it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8w0ebSqdOw
Back in Chicago in the 1970s in my early teens my dad took my brother and I to see Oscar Peterson at the now defunct Rick’s Café Americain (one of many such named and themed Casablanca bars of the time). As a budding keyboard player, I was struck then and now, by how that guy …
Of all the great, great music of the 80’s, the one number that makes me the most nostalgic is not a political bombast or a depression-dirge. No, it’s a song sung by an androgynous singer for his identity-conflicted drummer/lover. Those who know me might be surprised by this revelation; those who know me well, however, …
Hey kids, here’s a minute of pure bliss, Sandy Denny with Fairport Convention in super high quality video, during the era that Faces/Who Producer Glyn Johns was steering the ship…… If the Fairport Convention video above didn’t move you, this vintage footage will finish you off. Today I walked into a bar in Aalborg, Denmark, …
I appreciate it that older rock dudes want to keep the dream alive, but when I see the “Paul Weller hair” on a chunky dad I wince. – John Roderick [John Roderick will be performing with friends at the Showbox in Seattle on Oct. 29. Follow him as he tweets his wisdom @johnroderick.]
If life gives you lemons, make a lemon cannon. – John Roderick [John Roderick will be performing with friends at the Showbox in Seattle on Oct. 29. Follow him as he tweets his wisdom @johnroderick.]
Although not as well known as his peers (Roy Harper, John Martyn, and Bert Jansch), the name Michael Chapman is an important one in the lineage of English folk rock guitarists and singer/songwriters of the late 60’s/early 70’s. The guitar and voice of Michael Chapman first became known on the British Folk Circuit in 1967. …
Haha! This vid is supposed to be controversial?! Who in their right mind would take this group seriously? Totally missing the point. I’d still like to hear the stories that got them dropped from Interscope Records though! – Marco Collins is currently rocking at JetCitystream.
If you are new to owning an artificial Christmas tree, you may discover that decorating it with lights is done a little differently than when you put strands of lights on a live Christmas tree. Although it generally takes more time to put light strands on an artificial Christmas tree, the benefit is that once …
I’m saddened that the ship has sailed for Fela and Kenny Rogers to do a split single covering each other’s song… Fela who had many many wives singing what is in effect a Lionel Richie song singing about there being no other love like our love, well that would be funny. Rogers doing a song …
EVERYONE’S A STAR, the new album by LOLA DUTRONIC, includes this single “EVERYBODY LOVES YOU WHEN YOU’RE DEAD,” which features backing vocals from: Chris Frantz & Tina Weymouth (Tom Tom Club) Hugo Burnham (Gang Of Four) Mona Mur & En Esch (KMFDM) Jeremy Gluck & David Buckley (The Barracudas) Eric Debris (Metal Urbain) Ian MacKay …
Liberals are super-worried about how an action affects future generations. Conservatives care about tomorrow, and eternity. – John Roderick [John Roderick will be performing with friends at the Showbox in Seattle on Oct. 29. Follow him as he tweets his wisdom from @johnroderick.]
Think Romney can’t win? In 1972, a highly decorated war hero, history professor, Heartland-bred campaigner on the war on poverty, future champion in the war on hunger and admired, anti-war U.S. Senator got beat in one of the country’s biggest landslides by Richard “tricky Dick” Nixon. At the tail end of the Vietnam war, when …
Forty years later, both Kolchak: The Night Stalker and its unforgettable intro have lost little of their “cool factor.” One of the most criminally cut-short series in TV history, the show lives on as a cult favorite… especially during October cable scare-a-thons. There were so many aspects about that show that made a lasting impression, …
My favorite Scandinavian American musician is Jorma Kaukonen, here´s a version of “Good Shepherd” recorded live in 1964 in San Jose, many years before he performed it with the Airplane on the Volunteers LP. – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975
Short list so far. Please help me out. Leif Garrett Cheap Trick collectively, of course and as individuals. Rick Nielsen Tom Peterson Brad “Bun E. Carlos” Carlson Robin Zander (might be German) Grace Slick Jorma Kaukonen Harry Nilsson Ricky Nelson Yngwe Malmsteen Todd Rundgren Nils Lofgren Roky Erickson Stan Boreson Doug Satterberg (letting them in …
This is a job for… Binder Woman! Enforcer of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, defender of office moms who cook but don’t use assault weapons. – Peter Dysart Binder Woman will make sure that all women have the right to affordable contraceptives, even those who work for Catholic universities. Up, up and away! – …
Reel Big Fish, the ska/pop band from So Cal, were technically the headliners on this Tuesday night, but the show really belonged to both RBF and Less Than Jake who preceded them. This is my third or fourth time seeing Reel Big Fish and I have tons of fun every time. While we all waited …
On the Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show. March 21, 1959, hosted by Dick Clark. http://youtu.be/45cluUL95io
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Punk icons NOFX are back with a vengeance on their new CD which is called Self/Entitled. Released on September 11, 2012, most of the songs find the band once again singing about political topics including the philosophy of suicide bombers, “72 Hookers,” and even a scathing song called “Ronnie & Mags” which rips Maggie Thatcher, …
Designers will often play with a variety of fabrics to create a desired look. They use fabrics in the same way that a painter uses paints on a palette. Fabric is an essential tool in the decorator’s toolbox. Fabrics are generally used to provide a splash of color or a piece of texture. In a …
You hear it on the news all the time – people who sleep better, live longer. A good night’s sleep is associated with a long list of benefits, from preventing car accidents to increasing metabolism, not to mention helping to prevent heart attacks and even cancer. But what if you find it hard to sleep? …
Time Out, by the Dave Brubeck Quartet, is one of those rare recordings that no matter how many times they are played, never become wallpaper. One of the best-selling jazz records of all time, its obscure time signatures (anything but 4/4) and its seemingly effortless and laid-back complexities make it as fascinating today as when …
Yeah, Rod Stewart eventually became a lightweight, but in 1973, this was some of the deepest and darkest shit that he ever sang. – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975 http://youtu.be/gpGD9icrIco
Originally written in the mid 60’s, while traveling alone in England… Here’s Paul Simon performing a sublime solo version in 1975… “I wish I was Homeward Bound…” – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds of Black Power 1965-1975