While waiting in the isle to pay on my normal Sunday morning shopping trip to the grocery store, my attention was drawn to the Los Angeles Magazine’s July issue featuring, as its headline, The 80’s[…]
Nuno and Gary in Vogue
…okay this was a long time ago, 1992 to be exact, but still, Nuno Bettencourt and Gary Cherone were in Vogue. I have a really good memory for this sort of thing, and all this[…]
Happy Birthday Rock ‘n’ Roll
A fun fact, following on the heels of the birthday of the good ‘ole USA, today July 5, marks the 60th anniversary of the recording of Elvis Presley’s first record That’s Alright (Mama), done at[…]
Star Spangled Banner — Happy Birthday, America!
We have a really cool flag, don’t we? I wonder if all people think that about their flag, but I know I love our flag. When my family moved to Canada, it was a particularly[…]
The Good and Bad of July 3, 2014 – aka July 4th Eve
Turns out July 3 is an auspicious date for rock history, indeed seminal to the 27 Club. On this day, in 1971, Jim Morrison was found dead in a bath tub in a Paris hotel[…]
Lorde Sings to the Trailer for “Dracula Untold”
For whatever reason, I like dark sounds, dark photography, so when the trailer for the upcoming movie Dracula Untold, the very long trailer I might add, came up in my morning watch of Youtube music,[…]
Roth Show: David Lee Roth Practices
The latest Roth Show still has David Lee Roth in Japan, and apparently taking a cue from his audience to only perform, this video features five-plus minutes of seamlessly spliced tape of David playing acoustic[…]
Of Time and Money… The Story of My Gibson Les Paul
There is a paradox involving time and money. It seems if you have the time to do the things you want to do, you lack the money. On the other hand, if you have the[…]
Wanderlust … by Richard Avedon
There have been so many things of late for me, challenges for lack of a better word. I have work. I have this website not wanting to cooperate. Indeed, the website’s maladies are symbolic, really,[…]
New Party Page
I want to bring your attention to the new party page. I have called the topic “Party, Rockstars.” If you click that, there are instructions and a really cool photo. That page will always be[…]