I wrote a review over at Cinema Sentries for Louder Than Love, a really great documentary about the Grande Ballroom in Detroit. The thing that[…]
A Watermelon in Easter Hay
A lovely interpretation of the Frank Zappa composition “A Watermelon in Easter Hay” from Robert Colby-Witanek. If you’re not familiar with the original, well, shame[…]
Classic Carson
and Dragnet’s Jack Webb. Hilarious.
Smile!
If this doesn’t make you smile, then I don’t think anything will.
Santana IV
I just heard about the new Santana album a few weeks back, looks like Carlos is putting the old band back together. I’ve not been[…]
Tedeschi Trucks Band – Tiny Desk Concert
Yes, I am posting them again with no apologies. This makes me smile, I hope it does the same for you. (Via NPR Music)
Weird
(via @SingTracy)
Tal Wilkenfeld – Chelsea Hotel
Bass guitar phenom Tal Wilkenfeld covers Leonard Cohen’s “Chelsea Hotel” quite beautifully. Tal is getting some well deserved attention as the opener for The Who[…]
Turn It Up
I’ve been contributing some reviews to the entertainment site Cinema Sentries. The latest was a documentary about the electric guitar called Turn it Up. It[…]
The Evil Tree
I couldn’t love this more than I do. I wish I knew who did this or where it is located.
Alone
(via Loading Artist)
Shame
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Emerson, Lake & Palmer – Fanfare For The Common Man
The world lost Keith Emerson to suicide on March 10, 2016 and I have been having a really hard time with this fact. As someone[…]
Tedeschi Trucks Band – The Letter
Yeah, I know I post them a lot but they are just so fucking good.
Anthony Phillips – Um & Argh
From original Genesis guitarist and founding member Anthony Phillips, a cool tune from his 1979 album Sides. If you’re a fan of prog and early[…]
Clarence Gatemouth Brown – Okie Dokie Stomp
I had the chance to see this wonderfully talented musician in a small club in Fort Collins, Co in the early 90s. Considerably later than[…]
John Mayall – Curly
Featuring Peter Green on guitar. Good stuff!
I Voted
Tuesday was the Primary here in Illinois. I walked over to our local polling place and filled out my paper ballot, taking advantage of my[…]
Four Minutes
Please take four minutes and watch this clip from Charlie Chaplin’s The Great Dictator. Four minutes. Please.
Fun With Math
Proper labeling of axes is absolutely crucial. Via @pascallisch
A Piece of Chocolate
This is extraordinary and well worth a few minutes of your time to watch. Francine Christophe – From the film Human
Beginnings
Solving the following riddle will reveal the awful secret behind the universe, assuming you do not go utterly mad in the attempt. If you already[…]
Writing
Work on my first novel, still tentatively titled Rerouting, is gaining steam. I’ve started working with an editor and the feedback so far has been[…]
Nogooder Butthead
A 9 year old in our family made the cutest Donald Trump survey. I’d like to see one of the major polling organizations run this.
