My One Song/Three Versions posts are about nothing more than showing the creative ways other artists can take a song and give it a different spin. These versions may never replace the original in your estimation. But give them credit for trying. Wikipedia: “This Must … Continue reading One Song/Three Versions – This Must Be the Place (Naive Melody)
“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)
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
Truthfully, I’ve never been a big fan of the post-punk non-bluesy British rock scene. Too cold by half for me both musically and vocally. (Thinking Smiths here as well.) But even though I wasn’t a particularly big fan, on a recent visit, my chiropractor and … Continue reading A Six-pack of The Cure
Regular readers know that I’m fond of doing six-packs of tunes, usually of a given band. But sometimes there are either bands where I can’t think of six tunes, or songs that somehow didn’t get posted in another six-pack or series. Whatever. So here are … Continue reading A Random Six-Pack ‘o Tunes
Wikipedia: “New Wave is a broad music genre that encompasses numerous pop-oriented styles from the late 1970s and the 1980s. It was originally used as a catch-all for the music that emerged after punk rock, including punk itself, but may be viewed retrospectively as a more … Continue reading I’m Tense and Nervous and I Can’t Relax – A Six-Pack of New Wave
“This is a story of drug abuse” – Chrissie Hynde Reckless – Marked by lack of proper caution: careless of consequences – Irresponsible That’s the dictionary definition of the word. And I guess that that word pretty much sums up Chrissie Hynde’s life, at least through … Continue reading Book Review – Reckless: My Life as a Pretender – Chrissie Hynde
Ian Robins Dury was born in Harrow, West London on 12th May 1942. His mother, Peggy Dury, was a health visitor and his father, Bill, was a bus driver and chauffeur. His parents separated after the end of the Second World War and Ian and … Continue reading Ian Dury
The Cars have for the (almost) four-year existence of my blog been on my “to-post” list. However, as any blogger knows, unless you’re posting just about every single day it takes forever to get to to everything you want to do. I’d heard a Cars … Continue reading The Cars
Elvis Costello burst upon the rock scene in 1977 as one of the angry young men of the punk/New Wave (r)evolution. His first three albums – My Aim Is True, This Year’s Model and Armed Forces – are classics of great, explosive rock and occasional … Continue reading Elvis Costello and the Imposters, Live at the Boch Center, Boston – Washing the Defectives
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