Here’s a new song for which I wrote the lyrics. The Cynz from NYC did the music and the video for it. It’s got the old ’77 New York feel to it. This will be on their new EP, which should be coming out shortly called Blame it on the Kiss. Thats a very young …
The Stone Roses are one of those bands I never really got, probably because I was living in Seattle when they were on the way up and there was so much local music at the time. Here’s an interesting documentary about everything that is bad about the music industry… Self destruct now, and watch… and …
Seattle expatriate musician Gary Heffern is in the hospital and needs your help. Here’s what he said in a recent Facebook message: “Hello folks, due to extreme measures as you will see here, and read below, I am reaching out. Feel free to share this with everyone you know, and know that it is going …
As I have posted many times, I usually don’t “get” Coldplay. I find their music pretty boring, and they just don’t do it for me, but I will stand here now and say that they earned respect today from me. This is just one of the most beautiful songs and so well done, chilling and …
[Update 4/19/2012 – On his website, the family of Levon Helm has announced, “Levon Helm passed peacefully this afternoon. He was surrounded by family, friends and band mates and will be remembered by all he touched as a brilliant musician and a beautiful soul.” The material below was posted earlier in the week, prior to …
Excellent clip. I like when artists strip down their songs to very simple acoustic arrangements, like Springsteen does here and on his ‘Nebraska’ album. It creates a more intimate performance. It’s a part of what gives albums like Joni Mitchell’s ‘Blue’ and early 1960s Bob Dylan tracks their enduring power. With ‘Nebraska,’ you might almost …
Here’s the latest from Gary Heffern, “I’m still alive… Good lord… Here’s a video for the first song on the new album. The CD will be available through Glitterhouse in Europe, features Eric “Roscoe” Ambel, Jessie Sykes, Carla Torgerson, Chris Cacavas, Kristi Maddocks, and Al Deloner… Big hug to you… Heff” Chris Eckman describes it …