[The Genesis album, Foxtrot, which included the memorable 20 plus minute song, “Supper’s Ready” was released October 6, 1972. Thus, on or around the 40th Anniversary— Oct. 6, 2012– East Portland Blog is saluting the band, the album and the song and asks you to join with us in celebrating this auspicious occasion by sharing …
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 …
Sal Nunziato has a great post about Tom Petty’s distinct vocal stylings in Burning Wood.
Not a bad year for music. I had started compiling my year-end list back in August and assuming there are no stellar December releases, I think this list is pretty final. There is no order to the following faves, but I did leave my Top Three of the year for the end. Also, when all …
http://youtu.be/qAkubiZhly4 “To our Fans and Friends: As R.E.M., and as lifelong friends and co-conspirators, we have decided to call it a day as a band. We walk away with a great sense of gratitude, of finality, and of astonishment at all we have accomplished. To anyone who ever felt touched by our music, our deepest …
http://youtu.be/ldpCBSNC2AY Glen Campbell has just released a strong new work, Ghost on the Canvas, with the title cut written by Paul Westerberg of the Replacements. The great Sal Nunziato is quite impressed, and discusses the album on his blog, here and, particularly, here.
Sal Nunziato, of the Burning Wood blog, is offering a Weekend Mix which is a fascinating group of covers: Washington Post March- Tin Men Good Vibrations- Todd Rundgren What Does It Take- Garland Jeffreys I’m Not In Love- Richie Havens Say Goodbye To Hollywood- Ronnie Spector Spooky- Dusty Springfield The Inner Light- Junior Parker For …
Sal Nunziato, proprietor of the Burning Wood blog and friend of East Portland, posted a great opinion piece recently in The Huffington Post: I Gave Up On Lou Reed After the First Pre-Velvets Acetate” and Other Lies Told by the Jaded, by Sal Nunziato As I listened to The Who’s Quadrophenia, savoring every massive bass …
Sal Nunziato at Burning Wood reviews: JOHN HIATT’s – DIRTY JEANS & MUDSLIDE HYMNS – “a perfect record from head to tail…” and FOUNTAINS OF WAYNE – SKY FULL OF HOLES (audio file included) – “has some pop gems that will keep you humming for days…” Go here.
Go here: http://burnwoodtonite.blogspot.com/2011/07/because-i-love-music-from-sixties.html
I’m following David Handelman‘s sage advice and linking to Sal Nunziato and Burning Wood early and often. Here’s Sal’s mix for the best of 2011 so far, the first half of the year – My Morning Jacket, NRBQ, Cake, Paul Simon, Eddie Vedder, the Strokes, Lucinda Williams, Death Cab for Cutie, Beastie Boys, Ron Sexsmith, …
I’m following David Handelman‘s sage advice and linking to Sal Nunziato and Burning Wood early and often. Here’s Sal’s mix for the best of 2011 so far, the first half of the year – My Morning Jacket, NRBQ, Cake, Paul Simon, Eddie Vedder, the Strokes, Lucinda Williams, Death Cab for Cutie, Beastie Boys, Ron Sexsmith, …
Thanks to David Handelman for this: In 1987 and 1988 Paul McCartney and Elvis Costello recorded an album’s worth of collaborative material which was never released. Burning Wood has the demos for some of those songs. According to Sal Nunziato, the blog’s proprietor, some of the finished material from those sessions, “trickled out and found …