“I saw my rock and roll past flash before my eyes. I saw something else: I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen.” – Jon Landau in 1974 after seeing Bruce at the (now defunct) Harvard Square Theater Well, clearly Bruce … Continue reading My Musical Journey (final of 4)
Bond – “Do You Expect Me to Talk?” Goldfinger – “No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die.”Β I can still remember my father taking me to an early Bond movie. Maybe I was 10, 12 or so. I was overwhelmed by how cool the … Continue reading Bondage – The Best Bond Songs
“It might get loud for a few seconds.” – The Edge, on getting ready to play in the movie. “Maybe a fistfight will break out.” – Jack White, on being asked what might happen when the three got together. “There’s always that point where you’re … Continue reading Movie Review – It Might Get Loud (2009)
If you’re planning on contributing to the mighty, mighty blogger’s playlist – or you’ve already told me you want to and haven’t yet sent me any tunes – there’s still time. But time, to misquote John Lennon, is “flowing out like endless rain into a … Continue reading Tres Songs
“Yeah, rock is dead. Not that it can’t come back to life, but the business is dead. If the business is dead, rock is dead.Β —-Gene Simmons in Rolling Stone I’m not a Kiss fan but I quote Simmons here because A) his thoughts mirror … Continue reading The State of Rock Today
In addition to writing about older music, I want to keep the blog fresh by keeping as up-to-date with the current music scene as time allows. So periodically I’ll refer to ‘current’ music but the bands I talk about may not necessarily be new per … Continue reading Current Blues (y)
Music Enthusiast - At the junction of rock, blues, R&B, jazz, pop,and soul 