Category: Perfomance
Weeping Icon: A Must See, Amazing Band From Brooklyn
Being from Detroit and living St. Louis can be challenging musically. There is just a big difference in attitude. Once in a while you get a band that blows in and speaks to you. I saw such a band toni... Read More
Alex Chilton and Chris Bell: Is This the Sound of Self-Destruction?
Caution: it is recommended that you listen to “#1 Record,” Radio City,” “I Am The Cosmos” and “Complete Third” (CD3) before reading this entry to avoid being ... Read More
Dog Society 01: Test Your Own Eyes
When one gets on in life, one tends to look at the past: re-evaluating it and hopefully learning from it. There was a part that has reappeared with unexpected clarity . . . Dog Society’s first... Read More
Led Zeppelin 01: The Four Become One and Who Is This John Bonham Guy, Anyway?
This entry was originally going to be about John Bonham but I found much of it to be true of the other members as well. Who is John Bonham? In most of the Led Zepp biographies he seems to be th... Read More
Chris Cornell 01: His Accidental Suicide Makes Sense Now, But Doesn’t Make It Easier
It’s been several days now and I still haven’t been able to wrap my head around Chris Cornell’s death. I find it hard to accept, it doesn’t seem to make sense. At least c... Read More
Big Star 01: Complete Third (Part One)
Just started listening to the three disc set Complete Third. Disc one underlines the fact that Third was a snapshot in time. And, yes, it was an insane, confused and chaotic time. Alex was a mes... Read More
Keith Richards, Syd Barrett, Legendary Pink Dots, John Lennon, Yoko Ono: The Song Visits You.
Keith Richards: Nobody writes a song. It visits you and you pay it homage. Interviewer: You wrote “Satisfaction” in one go, didn’t you? Keith Richards: Yeah. That was humbling.... Read More
The Flaming Lips 02: My Unconscious Interview With Wayne Coyne
This is not about an actual interview, it is about an interview in a dream I had. The interview was in an abandoned railway yard. Wayne Coyne was rummaging through the debris while I was intervie... Read More