Excellent, my suspicions are confirmed, Mr Revo Ziganda does in fact have a real name. But I’ll keep that to myself, he’s earned the right to a nom de guerre, and to congratulations for the solid impact he is having on live music in Liverpool. It is regularly tempting me away from that (not so) …
Scott McKenzie died yesterday at age 73. My central 1980s memory of this song is of a colorful hardcore politico of the 1960s ironically claiming it to be his favorite song and then being befuddled that, due to our late– more punk than boomer– births, we failed to grasp the irony. And in those days …
In 1996 Steve Earle was clean for the first time in his life and his shows were better than ever, even though here he looks like a bad Elvis impersonator. I was lucky enough to see this tour, his first electric tour after being released from prison. The first thing he said from the stage …
It was my birthday on August 16th, the same day that Elvis died by chance, and also the day of a friend’s memorial service. Unable to take the day off from work, I did somehow manage to attend the funeral and as I sat down for the service, all I could think was that I …
Ian hunter on on rock n roll, Cleveland and how Mott the Hoople, Roxy Music and Bowie caught on first in the midwest… – John Petkovic and his band, Cobra Verde, enjoy life to the fullest in Cleveland, Ohio.
Author and Semisonic drummer Jake Slichter has been gigging and recording in NYC lately with Resistor, a post-modern post-punk ensemble of the first order. Slichter keeps the rhythm solid. Doug Halsey, operator of the fine animal rescue website, Ready4rescue.org, is the main songwriter/singer/rhythm guitarist. Shawn Tracy, a veteran of some excellent 90s bands such as …
Here’s the description from the video’s Youtube page: “For those of you who never knew. And for those of you who haven’t forgotten.” The video contains 69 cuts from the three hour Woodstock documentary directed by Michael Wadleigh and released in 1970. Song: Jefferson Airplane – Wooden Ships (written and composed by David Crosby, Stephen …
When Girl In A Coma hit the stage they come out covered in tattoos and ready to rock. GIC is a powerful all-female trio from San Antonio, Texas which features Phanie Diaz on drums, her sister, Nina Diaz, on guitar and vocals, and the mighty Jenn Alva on bass, who answers the questions below. Whoever …
Country music legend George Jones has announced plans for one more tour before retiring from the music business. He is also said to be working on a final album with Dolly Parton. Full story is here.
The air is permeated by the sounds of delicious jam bands, filling the valley with soulful guitars, tight hypnotic grooves, and the occasional scream of ecstasy at the top of some festival goer’s lungs. Nighttime arrives with myriad lasers, smoke machines, and possibly the happiest family of festival goers in all of Washington. While Summer …
I love Don Delillo‘s novels, and serenely enjoyed, Cosmopolis, his short novel/long-short story of a few years ago. I wouldn’t have guessed that it could be made into a movie, however, as the text was low in the action quotient. Well, live and learn. It’s out soon as a movie with everyone’s favorite cuckolded vampire …
This ad is from an August 1975 issue of Billboard reminds me that although I’m long since tired of Rumours – I’ve never tired of this album, as the quote at the bottom says, “Their best album ever.” – Pat Thomas is the author of the recently released work, Listen, Whitey! The Sights and Sounds …
This could be one of the best things I’ve ever seen. – Marco Collins is currently working at JetCitystream.
The new independent feature film WALK-IN which will be showing at the Laurelhurst Theater in Portland starting September 21st. This film is based on a bestselling book from Scott Blum, was filmed entirely in Oregon, and recently played to sold out crowds at the Varsity Theatre in Ashland. You can view the trailer here:
Your outdoor living space can become an extension of your home and your own private retreat. Before this can happen, you need to take control of the weather and elements. With the right canopy or enclosure, you can enjoy having shade from the sun and protection from the rain. Here a few different options you …
Thought you might enjoy this early Christgau piece (Village Voice, Jan. 1970, see attachment), which makes some interesting points and distinctions re: what you and I now refer to as “Conceptual Panache”, and about the late-Sixties Music Biz more generally! It’s also a nicely tart summary of the terminal phase of “Super Group Syndrome”, taken …
Jesca Hoop has been compared to Kate Bush, Björk, and Fiona Apple. She has also previously toured with KCRW’s Nic Harcourt, Elbow’s Guy Garvey, and most recently the Punch Brothers. Last month she released her third album The House That Jack Built, and 8/16 she will be in Portland, OR @ The Alberta Rose Theatre, …
And here it is. As if you didn’t have enough to do… I have launched a second blog, which can be found at http://www.burningluv.blogspot.com/ Why Burning Love?? Burning Wood (my original blog) is approaching its 4th year, and if there is one thing I’ve learned in four years, aside from how many of you hate …
Sharing files between computers is fairly simple. That is, it’s simple when all of the computers within that network use the same OS. Macs and PCs don’t have a good history when it comes to working together; they’re the computing equivalent of the most dysfunctional married couple someone could imagine. There are ways to make …
This year, Rosh Hashanah– the Jewish High Holidays or the Jewish New Year– will fall on September 16. For this time frame, I was hired to re-write a fundraiser letter for a Jewish Community Center in London. As I looked into it, I was a nudged from my comfortable spot of complacency. I learned something …
No matter how well things are going, unexpected problems can arise at any moment. Some of those problems can be a huge threat to someone’s financial stability. Debt is more than a number on a spread sheet, it’s a commitment. Money can’t simply be given back once it’s spent, and while bankruptcy is always an …
I’m an angry man. Not a day goes by when I don’t feel infuriated by one thing or another. A friend took me to lunch at the Peninsula Hotel in Beverly Hills. We were in the middle of a stimulating conversation that lasted more than two hours. The restaurant was almost empty, with no one …
Buying a home is a rite of passage; it’s the point where someone’s hard work pays off, and he can finally settle down with his family and build wealth for the future. However, things happen, and sometimes people need to move. Sometimes it’s because they find jobs elsewhere, and sometimes it’s because they want a …
Legendary Two Tone band The English Beat played to a packed audience Saturday night August 11th. From the entrance all the way to the stage was nothing but packed bodies waiting in anticipation for Dave Wakeling and friends to emerge. Wakeling came on stage commenting about our (rare) sunny day and thanking us for it, …
Paul Ryan liked Ayn Rand in high school and now he gives her books to all his staffers. Maybe I should give all my co-workers cassettes of Black Flag’s Damaged. – NPR’s John Moe is the host of Marketplace Tech Report and Wits.
At Western Recorders in Hollywood on July 25, 1966, The Monkees recorded Mike Nesmith’s song “Mary, Mary” – meanwhile at nearly the same time, at Chess Studios on 2120 South Michigan Avenue in Chicago, the Paul Butterfield band with Mike Bloomfield was recording it as well. I’ve always loved it when doped up, kick ass …
Ok, first thing, I am not too embarrassed to admit I really did not think Mitt would choose Paul. Everything thing about Romney’s style and campaign has led me to view him as a cautious, careful politician. One who tries little new, but wants to perfect the doing of what has been done before. Thus …
The legendary Joe Jackson (the musician, not the shoeless ball player) is on tour in the US in September and October. His only Northwest date will be in Seattle on October second at the Moore Theater. Jackson, who started out in the punk/new wave scene over thirty years ago, has now switched to more eclectic …