Archive for March, 2010
Forgotten Music Thursday: Do You Remember Tim Moore?
Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
Obscurity claims another victim. For the second installment of Scott Parker’s Forgotten Music let’s take a look at Philadelphia’s Tim Moore. He has been totally forgotten in his home town and was never known enough anywhere else in North America to have even achieved forgotten status. Isn’t it true that to be [...]
JIM MARSHALL - RIP
Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Details are a little sketchy at present, but it is confirmed that Jim Marshall, seminal rock photographer, whose unerring photojournalistic eye captured the spirit of rock like nobody else, has died in New York City on March 24, 2010. He was 74. New York Times.
Granted unprecedented access to rock stars of the [...]
Polygamy: Rock & Roll Dictionary
Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
Polygamy: a great idea in theory, until you realize it multiplies the number of your in-laws.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Warren Zevon: Rock & Roll Quote
Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
“I’ve been a walking advertisement for excess and chaos most of my life, so it’s about time I tried to do something for the other side.”~Warren Zevon
This one hits just a little too close to home for me.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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Poco - The ForgottenTrail (1990)
Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
Poco has never released a box set but there are some nice compilations out there that need to be scooped up. The best one is the superlative double disc, The Forgotten Trail (1969 - 1974). It’s not only for the casual fans or curiosity seekers. This is a collection for true Poco [...]
Paul Kantner/Jefferson Airplane: Rock and Roll History
Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
A rockin’ happy birthday to Paul Kantner, one of the co-founders of Jefferson Airplane and later Jefferson Starship.
Kantner and his pals, most notably Marty Balin, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen and Jack Casady, helped to define the psychedelic San Francisco sound of the 1960’s.
The Airplane’s classic albums, including Surrealistic Pillow, [...]
The Controversial Rock ‘n Roll Hall of Fame
Submitted by Bloggerhythms Blog
Yesterday the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame held their annual induction ceremonies. This year ABBA, Genesis, The Hollies, Jimmy Cliff, and The Stooges were the honorees and, once again, disagreements have arisen over who is deserving of induction. As always, the only real eligibility requirements are that you can not be [...]
THE DOORS “WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE” AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER
Submitted by RockPhiles Blog
Having seen the movie last year, I highly recommend it. It’s starting to show here in the US and internationally, but you can stay home and watch it in the comfort of your HD flat screen home as well. This is the movie the Doors wanted to make.
Rating 3.00 out of 5
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HOLLIES TO BE INDUCTED INTO THE HALL OF FAME
Submitted by RockPhiles Blog
I snuck into a concert in 1965 ‘ish, featuring the Stones and the Hollies. The Stones were a local band I’d seen live quite a bit, but power players at that time - the Hollies were up and coming on the wave of Northern bands; it was a Saturday afternoon in Guildford. The Hollies [...]
Rock and Roll Guru on the Radio Tomorrow
Submitted by Rock and Roll Guru Blog
I’m back, rockers!
Got some very cool stuff coming tomorrow, Tuesday March 9th. I’ll be interviewed on a couple radio shows about DREAMtweet: Enlightened Inspiration from a Rock and Roll Guru.
The first show is Outside with Edie: Inspiring Life Talk Radio at 1:00 EST, Noon CST. You can listen live [...]
Michael Bublé - Crazy Love (2009)
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Posted by Charlie on Tuesday, March 09, 2010
Labels: Jazz Vocals, Michael Bublé, Pop Vocals / Comments: (2)
A few years ago, while discussing Michael Bublé’s outstanding Christmas EP I wrote, “When I first heard this CD I was stunned. Nobody sings like the old time big band vocalists anymore and therefore saying [...]
Eric Carmen - The Best Of Eric Carmen (1988)
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Posted by Charlie on Tuesday, March 02, 2010
Labels: Classic Rock, Guilty Pleasures, Rock ‘n Roll, Soft Rock / Comments: (0)
Eric Carmen never tried to be the hippest dude on the music scene yet he managed to carve out a niche for himself and ended up cooler than many of his critics [...]
