I’ve been an Elton John fan for a long, long time. I saw him exactly once many years ago. When I knew he was going to resume his (seemingly endless) farewell tour, I figured, well, I gotta get a ticket to that. I confess I … Continue reading The Bitch is Back – Elton John Farewell Tour Review, Foxborough, MA
Even though Jeff Baxter doesn’t need any introduction to many rock folks, some may be less familiar with him. A little background on this unusual guitar god from his website: Baxter joined his first band at age 11. In junior high school in Mexico City. … Continue reading Featured Album – Jeff “Skunk” Baxter – Speed of Heat
The inspiration for this post came from my picking up a copy of Uncut magazine featuring Elvis Costello. Uncut’s Ultimate Music Guide does these great tributes to musical artists where they’ll intersperse magazine articles (NME in this case) from the artist’s early days with contemporary … Continue reading ME’s list of Great Debut albums (Part 1 of an Occasional Series) – My Aim is True
I actually bought these tickets for a 2020 show and I think we all know what happened then. So finally, we waited long enough that we could actually congregate again. The wait was worth it. The show was at the TD Garden in Boston where … Continue reading Concert Review – Roger Waters – This is Not A Drill
A little background is in order: Wikipedia: “Paul Green is an American record producer, film producer, director, screenwriter, singer-songwriter, music teacher, entrepreneur, and philanthropist who founded School of Rock (formerly known as The Paul Green School of Rock Music), a performance-based music program for kids. … Continue reading Jon Anderson and Paul Green Rock Academy perform Close to the Edge – Live
In the (almost) seven years he’s been blogging, ME has rarely done a movie review. Well, I’ve done several documentaries. But apart from The Wall, this is the only scripted movie. I toyed with the idea ‘coz I like movies. But for a guy as … Continue reading Movie Review – Elvis
In late 1967, The Who released their third studio album The Who Sell Out, an album I profiled a while back. At that time I noted that “This album was not a smash success, certainly not as much as the band and especially Townshend wanted. … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – I Can See For Miles
Note – If you’re expecting me to post “I’d Love to Change the World,” or whatever it’s called, look elsewhere. I fucking hate that song and it’s not at all representative of the TYA I know and love.ย You likely all know Ten Years After … Continue reading A Six-Pack of Ten Years After
On July 28, 1973, a concert featuring The Band, The Grateful Dead, and The Allman Brothers Band was held at Watkins Glen Grand Prix Raceway outside of Watkins Glen, NY. This one-day concertย – which attracted 600,000 people, “long held the Guinness Book of World … Continue reading Summer Jam at Watkins Glen – July 28, 1973 – A Retrospective
Gather ’round kids. Time once again to hear some new music. Today I’ve got a nice collection of stuff for your dining and dancing pleasure. Let’s get to it.ย I found the tune “Fall Back” by a band called Mint up on Spotify. They proclaim … Continue reading New Music Revue – 6.14.22
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