This has been a tough week for the blog. First, I played a music video on Monday to clear out my saved 100+ old-guy videos before I can get to wifey's new music! Then I woke up the next day to realize that my introduction to the following blog post didn't come off as...
There are some real musicians on this song, including a guy who is playing what looks to be a haunting electric slide organ? But the female co-lead vocal makes the moment - grab your loved one and take this in: Have you thought about it? One day I'll be gone, and one...
The band Talk Talk was one of those techno synth-pop bands of the early 1980s. The lead singer, Mark Hollis, gave it all up 20 years ago to spend more time with his wife and two kids. He passed away this week at age 64.
It's probably obvious that the practice is undergoing changes, and Donna is participating more with the sales team. She thinks the Wednesday Rock Blogging should catch up with the times, to which I said, "Sure, I'm hip - what do you want to hear?" She said, "Post...
We lost a great one, James Ingram on January 29th. This is my favorite performance of his - let's all give it everything we have before it's over:
Did you miss the Penetrators at the Casbah on Monday? Here's a video of them playing at SDSU's Montezuma Hall when they opened for the Ramones in 1978, and a song from Monday's set. Yes, Country Dick was the original drummer!...
In the 1960s, our good friend Rich Romanello was in the San Francisco music scene, and managed both the Beau Brummels and Sly and the Family Stone. Here is a clip of him talking about those days: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXS-JFd2g8A We are putting his house on...
Hard to believe but Sade is 60 years old today!
Bowie was born on January 8th, and died on January 10th - today's the 9th!
I need to do a two-some tonight. His family announced that Jerry Riopelle died in his sleep on Monday. Anyone who spent some time in Arizona knew Jerry to be a local legend whose live shows were epic. I couldn't find a decent video a couple of weeks ago,...
