Back in the caveman days (pre-Internet), a band had to break out the old-fashioned way. Play. Play a lot. Play well. Build a fanbase, build some momentum, attract some attention, swim against a tidal wave of opposition and – if you didn’t succumb to the temptations of ego, drugs and alcohol – maybe you’d be [...]
Entries from June 2009
June 29, 2009
Stand Up Wit…Jon Reep
Comedian Jon Reep won the fifth season of Last Comic Standing, but like me, you probably know him better as the redneck hillbilly in a recent series of Dodge commercials. I was amazed that a caricature that deep featured a guy who (1) had more than three teeth, (2) was able to navigate to another vehicle [...]
June 28, 2009
Taking It To Detroit, Part 2
Day Two of the manic weekend found me heading downtown to the Alley Deck in the Majestic Theatre complex to catch a set by one of my rock’n’roll heroes, Greg Cartwright. Having missed the Oblivians concert the night before (cloning is not one of my abilities) I knew I could not leave town without catching [...]
June 27, 2009
Taking It To Detroit, Part 1
Sometimes you just have to throw caution to the wind, gas up the puppy and haul yourself elsewhere to get that great rock and roll fix. Consider caution thrown; this weekend is an absolute-must road trip. (And speaking of throwing caution to the wind, it dawned on me that I not only drove a Honda [...]
June 26, 2009
T.G.I.F. – Ten Irreverent Laughs
Feeling a bit irreverent and acerbic today, and I could really go off on organized religion, and celebretards, and gullible people and mind contol and politics.
But why not leave that to the professionals?
Marc Maron: Great Jewish Magicians
Bill Hicks: Dance Club
Louis C.K.: Good Being White
George Carlin: Religion
Dave Chappelle: The Perfect Host
Bill Maher: Religion as a Fairy [...]
June 25, 2009
R.I.P. Sky, Angel…Jacko?
Bad day gets worse.
Sky Saxon left this mortal coil. Possible he was only visiting, anyway.
And Farrah Fawcett, the First Angel, now is one. Peace, at last.
These things usually happen in threes. I hope I won’t be updating this later.
I’m dreading surfing the Internet over the next few hours.
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(6pm update: uh-oh…)
7:30PM…People are trying to pile on [...]
June 24, 2009
Under The Radar: Supergroupies
If I ever want to explain to someone why I think the music industry crashed like a lawn dart, I’ll play them this album and then turn on the radio. Granted, glam rock is not for everyone, and this might be a little bit too bubblegum for some, but Supergroupies are way better than any [...]
June 23, 2009
Baiting The Hook
It used to be just junk mail and telephone solicitations, but thanks to Al Gore’s invention any moron with a keyboard is free to roam into traffic. (Look no further than your humble host). But although many of these people are truly as dumb as a rock, some of them are just having fun at your [...]
June 22, 2009
Blast From The Past: City Boy
City Boy is on that list of bands that woulda/shoulda/coulda been way bigger than they were, but for some reason only touched the high bar for a brief period of time. They combined impeccable vocals and vocal harmony with inventive arrangements and first-rate musicianship, and reaped the benefit of having multiple songwriters in the band. [...]
June 21, 2009
Happy Father’s Day
Happy Father’s Day to all you Dads out there.
My Dad, like anyone, isn’t perfect. But I’ve always known that he would be there for me no matter what, and he did everything he could to get me through childhood and adolescence in the best way he could, so that I could follow my own path [...]
