On Saturday October 15, 2011 I took a bus to downtown Seattle from my North Seattle suburban home. I felt I could no longer sit by and be a spectator for the injustices caused by Wall Street. When I arrived at about noon, things were already in full swing in the heart of Seattle’s shopping …
You know, remembering back to anti-war and civil rights marches back in the day, I thought I was fairly good at estimating crowd sizes, but I was off by half. Thinking there were 1500 people at the rally, I texted that number to a friend in California. Later that evening, the local NPR station said …
Chapter forty-Six “A ghost?” I questioned. “It was fucking spooky. A bird about fifteen or so in old-fashioned clothes,” a bloke from School Lunch said. A club employee spoke up. “Yeah, there’s the ghost of a young girl here. I’ve never seen her, but others have.” “I knew there was something creepy about this place,” …
From the Youtube description: “In this video we take a look at a collaborative sculpture made by Betsy Youngquist and R. Scott Long. “Metamorphosis” was created by the artists over a 15 month period of time starting in July of 2010. The video chronicles the progress of the piece during that time period.”
According to a Youtube description, “Röyksopp is an electronic and chillout music duo based in Bergen, Norway, but the members were originally from Tromsø, Norway. The band consists of Torbjørn Brundtland and Svein Berge. The group formed officially in 1998 and released their debut album Melody A.M. in 2001. The Norwegian word Røyksopp means puffball …
The King Blues are a London band who are just beginning to get noticed here in the US. They’re well known in England and other parts of Europe, having played in many European countries steadily over the last few years. The King Blues blend elements of ska, punk and even some hard core and rap …
Chapter Forty-Five The backstage door opened and a disheveled man as tall as he was wide, stepped out. He sported a scraggly beard and his hair looked like he never combed or trimmed it. “Oi, who goes there, friend or foe?” he quipped. Ryan was already at the back of the van opening the doors. …
Mahalia Jackson recorded a studio version of this song (or at least a clean live version) but all you can find on Youtube at the moment are disrupted live recordings, still, fantastic stuff. For a shining moment, Christian music was the most relevant, truest expression on the planet: And here’s a live version of “Trouble …
Key Lyric: “What you get is what you see.” The Message: Light some candles and break out the hot oil! Nothing gets me in the mood for love like the extended, “Come and Get It” mix of Gene Love’s Jezebel’s sex-drenched “Desire.” Back in the 80’s, I slapped “Desire” on the disc player before all …
Received the messages below from Ken Stringfellow saying the Posies will play Portland on 11/17 at the Doug Fir and Seattle on 11/19 at the Neptune Theater with their live shows of the entire Frosting on the Beater album. Also, the Disciplines new album is out: “The Posies latest is our finest hour…check the link …
The more I see this clip, the more I enjoy it. I like it because it was recorded at Jamestown (NY) Community College where the band, pre-Natalie Merchant, is said to have started and it’s an unusually upbeat, coffeehouse pop, version of Love Will Tear Us Apart:
The title, “Fest Hos Mange,” means “celebration with many.” Most of the lyrics riff on that concept, occasionally adding the word, “now.” Fuller translation is here.
I was quite liking the outdoor locations in this Cher video (City of London, the financial district, making me homesick for somewhere I never really lived) until that wanky boy started rapping “first date first base second date second base….” Jesus Christ on a bike, someone shoot him now before he spawns. And yet Cher …
I kind of want to like the Saturdays, they’re inoffensive, heaven knows they’re pretty, the music is hum along. In fact it would have passed the ‘Old Grey Whistle Test’ whereby the music makers of Tin Pan Alley would play something to the ‘old greys’ – the cleaners and domestic staff – and see if …
“Scorpio Rising” was the single off 10KM’s “The Wishing Chair” and had a video to accompany it which was so forgettable no one has even bothered to resurrect it on Youtube. I saw it in those days at Chicago club, Berlin, under the Belmont El Stop, across from Tuts/Avalon, while hanging with Mitch Hurst and …
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Chapter Forty-Four I took the cash box to Ryan. “I made nearly five hundred quid for you blokes tonight, not that you appreciate it.” “Oh, great. Can you bring back the other boxes?” I glared at him. “You’re more than twice my size. You do it!” I went across the room and flopped onto a …
Chicagoan Kevin DeBolt may have overheard confirmation of the Ryne Sandberg back-to-the-Chicago-Cubs rumor. Says KB on FB Thursday morning, “Just walked past a certain Mr. Ryne Sandberg on Michigan Ave. He was on his phone talking about hitting coaches. I’m NOT joking. Could there be a DOUBLE announcement this weekend?” DeBolt is referring to the …
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Chapter Forty-Three “I don’t fucking care so piss off!” Keith yelled back. “You better fucking care! This could be our break. You’re spoiling everything.” “Go on,” I said. “I won’t go until you promise you’ll be here when I get back.” I sat up and pushed the hair from my eyes. “I can’t go anywhere …
There’s an inherent risk for some musicians to slow the tempo down, decrease the volume and eliminate most of the effects. It’s the risk that you might be giving away the secrets of your technique. For others it’s the risk of exposing that there’s truly little secret to any of what you’re doing. When you …