I just saw that Dweezil and some Frank band members are playing a tour of Zappa music.  This seems really cool.  For more info, check out the Zappa Plays Zappa site.  You can also read an interview with Dweezil here.  I see that they are coming to Denver, Dallas, and Seattle.  Sorry, didn’t notice any […]

It appears that way to me….. In my Looney iTunes post, I was, and still am, at a 2251 song library….. I just uploaded the albums and then start the thing each day on random play….. According to the song count, lots of songs have not even been played yet, while others have been hit […]

I saw the Allan Holdsworth & Alan Pasqua Group tonight and I must say they were quite good.  One of the highlights was the drummer, Chad Wackerman.  He was amazing.  His site sez that he played quite a bit with Zappa in the 80’s.  It is very likely that he was with Zappa when I […]

Since I’ve returned to work, I’ve been bringing a few CD’s a day and uploading them to my computer using iTunes….. I’m now up to 2251 songs, about 6.2 days, to listen to while I happily go about my business….. The Looney’s (or Loobey’s) at iTunes assign a “Genre” for each song and/or album…… Here’s […]

Check out these jumbled-together Beatles tunes by “Sacred Cowboy”. A friend turned me onto a radio program called “Do or DIY” which plays all sorts of twisted stuff.  The June 19th show featured “Norwogian Weed” (see link), probably the best of the 5.  Enjoy!

No, not one with four wheels or a health drink – an acoustic guitar pick-up…….. I was ready to lay down some acoustic guitar tracks for the song I wrote, but didn’t want to use a mike because the old living room is not soundproofed from the noisy neighborhood and with 100+ temps, I wasn’t […]

I’ve wrote a few in the past and have been struggling with one the last three days straight, and the end is not in sight……. I don’t know the “by the book” method…… I start with either a few words I like or some music riff I can’t get out of my head…… I’ve found […]

We have the makings of a super group here at MRambler Central. So what say all of you lets start making some music. With the advent of recording software that I’m sure that we all have or have access to we can “telerecord” We have a Drummer, (Me) a guitar MR, Keyboards Jek, Vocalist RTG. […]

I just saw a Chase bank credit card commercial using “All You Need is Love”…… Luckily, they couldn’t use The Beatles recorded version, but, this one is so close you have to listen carefully to notice that it isn’t the original….. My question is if all you need is love, why on earth do I […]

…..Will You Still Feed Me?……When I’m Sixty-Four?…… I wonder if Sir Paul ever thought he’d reach 64 when he was just a member of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?…… Listen to a McCartney song today……. Can’t hurt….. I’m personally listening to Why don’t we do it in the road?, Helter Skelter, and Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da […]

……Have a good day…. eh?….. I know I will……. When your offspring gives you the “Bongo Fury” CD (Frank Zappa/Captain Beefheart), and a new super metal wallet for Father’s Day, ya know you musta done something right along the way…… And, yes, I am listening to Frankie and the Captain as I write this….. Hope […]

Just thought I’d pass this on to fellow music enthusiasts on this blog. Next weekend-June 16& 17 is the annual Bricktown Blues & BBQ festival. Among the performers will be John Lee Hooker & Johnny Winter. If only I can “Stand the Weather”. Whaddya think, Stevie?

I just wanted to pass on an opportunity for any “Band of Gypsys” fans out there….. Billy Cox and Buddy Miles have released a new album called “The Band of Gypsys Return”….. It’s a CD+DVD package and for a limited time from Authentic Hendrix website you can get an autographed copy by Billy Cox for […]

A detailed summary of how Apple won can be found here.

With all the Beatle talk of late, I looked around for something Beatle-y and wacky and found this fun post: Sgt. Pepper Across The 8th Dimension.  The author compiled an interesting cover-version of Sgt. Peppers. The most surprises are toward the end: John Denver’s version of “When I’m Sixty-Four” is quite good. The Big Daddy […]