I call this one, “little baby ducky on the go.” – Photo property of Holly Homan, all rights reserved.
AIDA is a Canadian based singer/songwriter originally from Paris, France. Of this tune, she says, “Toastin’” is about love, but more specifically, it’s about the importance of personal space in a relationship, and being in sync with yourself before jumping into anything with someone else.” https://www.instagram.com/aidasolive/
LOST CHOCOLATE LAB, the solo project of Damian Kastbauer, is now based in Seattle and has released a debut offering. Loaded with experimentalism, floating weightlessly between space rock, alternative rock and shoegaze with ambient elements, there’s something here for the guitar lover in you. http://lostchocolatelab.com/ Lost Landscapes by Lost Chocolate Lab
I wonder how the people working full time living in tents feel about our amazing American economy. We should ask them.As well as questions such as, “are you optimistic that in 2019 you will progress financially to living in a car?” Socialism is the oil in the engine of Capitalism. You can deny it, but …
So many at this time of year “can’t wait for fall.” My wife loved autumn, for example. The crispness of the air, the decaying foliage’s bright colours. Apples and cinnamon. What fall really consists of, in these parts, is about three weeks of happy, bright pumpkin-time… followed by 5-6 months of drizzle, of ballbag-slapping cold …
https://youtu.be/hOmZXG19Ets The commercial above is inspired. Nothing more need be said. Queen is said to have been the most educated band in rock history. Every member had at least a college degree. Brian May got a PhD. Queen, the movie, is scheduled for release on November 2, 2018.
“Simple Man” is sure to be a hit and will make Conn Raney a huge star. He writes from his enormous, red-blooded heart about family and identity. On songs like “Show Up” and “Simple Man,” Raney shows himself to be as tall, strong and life-affirming as the towering pines of the Oregon he once called …
My friend Christina Davis Pierce is an avid reader and a history buff, she loaned me this great biography and I’ve been pondering it for some time. It’s called Commander In Chief by Eric Larrabee, came out in the late 1980s and is really a series of chapters on men who were involved in WWII, …
My son Kyle reminds me that much of our attitude is a choice. We can choose to be positive or negative. We can choose to be jealous or appreciative. Entering 2018 I decided that I would be a more grateful person, more appreciative of the people in my life, the experiences I have had, and …
Baby NEIL YOUNG and his first girlfriend, PAM SMITH, 1964. Thanks to Steve Hoffman (http://www.stevehoffman.tv/) for this photo. It illuminates, in some small way, the unmistakable quality of innocence that has pervaded Neil Young’s music from the beginning to the present. In other news, Neil Young married movie star Daryl Hannah twice in the last month. The …
Going back to that magic place Thursday. I am recording with Mell Dettmer. She captured and crafted some of my greatest vocal performances, particularly in the last year or so. Listen to the vocals on ‘Jack The Ripper’, my Dennis Brown cover of ‘How Could I Leave’, ‘I Don’t Want to Leave’, ‘Free Your Mind’, …
The Minnesota State Fair is a gathering of all souls – the quintessential merging of country, suburban, and city folk – over the course of 12 days, ending on Labor Day. Affectionately known as the “Great Minnesota Get-Together”, it is situated on permanent grounds in St. Paul. My parents took the family to the State …
Only in America do teams find it better to be hot than good, floundering for weeks at a time only to make a run in the playoffs and claim the trophy. In those crazy other countries, the team that wins the most games takes the league title. So little imagination. I bet they measure things …
This Thursday, I am recording on a Sly & Robbie Riddim for the Reggae Powerhouse Band‘s debut album. I gotta do what I do, because I hear this riddim the way I hear it: Listen Mamacita, You can call me papi Second coming of Daniel Santos, embodies The Rebel spirit, my blood is Taino a loyal …
Of course the walls are closing in on Trump. He is incapable of thinking 3 steps ahead. He is just reacting. He’s a rich idiot. He’s 3 steps behind and all of his enablers and water (gate) boys are flipping on him. Because Trump is a low budget criminal Billionaire. Lawyer from the worst law …
Any chance to post “Both Sides Now” is a chance I’ll take. They don’t dance ’em like this anymore. Fans of “Bob’s Burgers” will recognize an early, chaste version of the Hiney Limey when they see it.
On a cool and cloudy August 26, I gave up part of my Sunday afternoon to attend a rally in protest of Donald Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. As everyone knows, or should know, Supreme Court Justices are appointed for life. They aren’t voted for by the people, but appointed …
This is a beautiful poem.
NEW SONG ALERT: I trying to get to Adam Kutchman‘s place in one hour to cut this song at his house before work. I know we’re all busy. I have just never been this busy. I know it’s just a moment, a grind. At some point it looks like I am heading out on tour with Reggae …
It dawned on me that we’ve been choking on the incinerated corpses of giant life forms that died horrific deaths. No wonder everyone had headaches. Not to be a tree hugger. Because yeah, yeah, yeah, trees need to burn; it’s the savage and brutal circle of life. Watch an Orca munch on a baby seal. …
This post apocalyptic Seattle smoke hellscape is deeply concerning and will have grave consequences. But healthwise I am fine. All my friends have headaches, bleeding sores, mutations, cholera. But I hit the sauna. I am both a Shark and a Jet. I am a hybrid. I will survive. But can we really survive the demise …
I love the Euro travelogue scenery in this video. Long Tall Jefferson is a Swiss songwriter & storyteller. He has been on permanent tour for the past two years, playing over 200 shows across Europe, captivating the audience with ambiguous stories about bad days, old friends and never ending marches. STAY A LITTLE LONGER is …
After channeling the 18th Letter on the previous single from his upcoming FER EP, Rock Mecca channels The Blastmaster and taps New Jersey greats Artifacts (El Da Sensei & Tame One) for his new single “Survivor Series (Remix)”. The unapologetic boom bap anthem 21- gun salutes all emcees who keep hardcore Hip-Hop alive and maintain …
Elyse Cizek New, Raw, Bold, Female Singer-Songwriter/Model/Poet Milwaukee–>Los Angeles +Debut EP Afterlife Available Sept 27, 2018+ https://www.elysejustelyse.com/ https://www.instagram.com/elyse_just_elyse/
https://youtu.be/CDYAqz603TE “After its release in 1970, the song quickly became well known in Jamaica. According to Brent Dowe, the song was initially banned by the Jamaican government because “its overt Rastafarian references (‘King Alpha’ and ‘O Far-I’) were considered subversive and potentially inflammatory”. Leslie Kong, the group’s producer, attacked the government for banning a song …
PACIFIC PALISADES, Calif. – Legendary American singer, songwriter and performer Don McLean recently helped raise funds for Teen Cancer America (TCA) and UCLA Health. At the Backyard Concert 2018, McLean joined Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Van Morrison and Roger Daltrey, as well as GRAMMY Award winner Ed Sheeran and others for a once-in-a-generation …
On a smoky Saturday night I ventured to Seattle’s Pioneer Square to a club I used to frequent often thirty years ago, the Central Tavern. This 100 plus-year-old tavern was hosting a night of local ska starring Mister Blank (with former members of the now defunct It Gets Worse). As I’ve mentioned, James Sweazea (bass, …
I had a couple days to prepare for Aretha’s passing and this video, but find my efforts to be largely inadequate in the moment. Thank you, Ms. Franklin for being a voice from God. Thank you, personally, for teaching me how to bend words in such powerful, yet melodic ways. Rest In Peace, sister. Now …
Stingshark is part of the actual backbone of the Seattle music industry. It takes players, it takes songwriters, it takes engineers, it takes seasoned veterans to pass on knowledge and opportunities to the younger versions of themselves. Stingshark is frankly among only a small handful of Seattle artists that is doing all of these things. …