What you are seeing in the picture above is my Christmas present to myself. Just in case you’re not aware of it, it’s made by Spotify and it’s called Car Thing. It is paper-thin, weighs nothing, and plugs into your cigarette lighter. And all it … Continue reading Back to the Nineties – The Last Great Era of Rock
My fear was mediocrity, being just another cog in the glorious system that would eventually grind our spirit down to dust. I refused to be a prisoner in a gilded cage from which there was no escape… I was determined to overcome my limitations, to … Continue reading A Six-pack of Billy Idol
Recently, fellow blogger Aphrorstical had a take on 80’s hits. That’s something I’d had in the back of my head to do for a while. Here’s my take on it. The 1980s were an interesting decade for music. Rock music was still very much thriving … Continue reading Back to the Eighties – A Sixpack
I’ve always liked Three Dog Night but entirely as a band I hear on the radio. Prior to doing this post, I couldn’t name one single album of theirs nor was I 100% certain I could name six tunes I dug. But I could and … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Three Dog Night
Wikipedia: “Traffic were an English rock band, formed in Birmingham, England in April 1967 by Steve Winwood (lead vocals, keyboard, guitar), Jim Capaldi (drums, percussion), Chris Wood (sax, flute), and Dave Mason (guitar, vocals). They began as a psychedelic rock group and diversified their sound through … Continue reading The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys – A Six-Pack of Traffic
I’m on a six-pack kick lately.. What can I say? What can one say about a band like AC/DC whose idea of a ballad is, well, do they even have one? Frankly, they make almost every other rock band sound like a bunch of laid-back … Continue reading Let There Be Rock – A Six-Pack of AC/DC
I‘m advised that Robert Plant was the lead singer in a band called Led Zeppelin but you know, I’d never even fucking heard of them. And what a silly name for a band! So I’ll fake my way through their history. Wikipedia: Robert Anthony Plant … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Robert Plant
Note: Los Lobos are doing a live stream next month. Details here. Wikipedia: “The Strokes are an American rock band from Manhattan, New York. Formed in 1998, the band is composed of singer Julian Casablancas, guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti. They are one of … Continue reading A Six-Pack of The Strokes
The latest in a series of posts wherein I feature a half-dozen or maybe six tunes by a band I dig. (I cheated a little bit here and threw in a bonus tune that you may not know on the Spotify list.) Of all the … Continue reading A Six-pack of Bad Company
Wikipedia: “Robin Trower was born in Catford, London, England, but grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. In 1962, he formed a group that became The Paramounts, later including Westcliff High School pupil Gary Brooker. The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 to pursue individual projects. During this time, Trower created … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Robin Trower
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