We all know that Deep Purple’s hit Smoke on the water was based on a true story. Concerning the album that it is from “Machinehead” which celebrates it’s 30th anniversary this year. What was bassest Roger Glover arressted for in 1972 at Heathrow Airport that is directely related to the recording of that album and […]
This guitarist was born in New York May 26 1964. He grew up in Beverly Hills where some of his classmates were Slash Of Guns and Roses and singer Maria McKee.
This group sometimes bills itself as “Dove, The band of Love” Opening for itself.
Here’s a good New York Times article about the bad moves made by record labels and the RIAA which hastened the demise of the music store: Spinning Into Oblivion A quote: The major labels wanted to kill the single. Instead they killed the album. The association wanted to kill Napster. Instead it killed the compact […]
This Great Great Great nephew of Herman Melville is sometimes refered to as the “King of Techno”
In 1966 this artist recorded his #1 and only hit. He recorded an album including a song called Saigon. He was involved in 2 shootings in the â70s and rumored to have been involved with the contras in 1988.
Because of the overwhelimg success of anon’s Edu Quizes ( not trying to step on your domain as a quiz master), Also since we are a group of music enthusists. Coming soon A music trivia series, Hosted by Yours truly. I am breaking out the Big book of Music and finalizing prizes as we speak. […]
In my box set by The Doors, there are some live recordings….. A song called “Someday Soon” was recorded live at the Seattle Center in 1970…. I was just wondering if anyone (Anon) knew what kind of musical venue they had around the “Needle” in 1970…… I wonder if it was indoors or outdoors or […]
PBS is showing a 2 part Peter Frampton concert tonight & tomorrow night. Don’t know that I can get used to seeing almost bald Frampton singing “Show Me the Way”. The shots I’ve seen of him of late, he looks more dead than alive. Does anybody really know what time it is? Does anybody really […]
Great Performances on PBS Monday evening the Crossroads Guitar festival, Looks like a good one. Check it out.
…Still alive and well….. Taj does a week or so every Thanksgiving at The Jazz Alley in Seattle….. It’s become, what The Jazz Alley calls a “Thanksgiving Tradition”……. The last time we saw him in 2001 or 03 (not sure which year), he did a solo set , alternating between piano and guitar stuff….. It […]
Recently Sirius Satellite Radio introduced the Stiletto, The Totally self contained Portable sat. Receiver. Now the next phase in the revolution is the Launch of Sirius Internet Radio. Now you don’t even have to have a receiver to listen to 100% commercial free music and the best entertainment today just log in to your account […]
I caught part of this on the radio on the way to work this morning….. A songwriter, who was a guest on a local morning radio talk show, was talking about a song he had written which had a line in it about being in a disco when John Lennon was shot….. He said his […]
From a 22 August 2006 Reuters story: “I don’t know anybody who’s made a record that sounds decent in the past twenty years, really,” the 65-year-old rocker said in an interview with Rolling Stone magazine. -and- “You listen to these modern records, they’re atrocious, they have sound all over them,” he added. “There’s no definition […]
…….This doesn’t include pre-bash activities which included proper attire shopping, dining at Bourbon Street Cafe, and hitting the highlights of OKC (about 5 minutes on that one)…… Nor does the 3N-2D include all the journey’s home in four directions out of Austin on Monday….. The first night was the party mentioned by J.J. put on […]