The Stylistics and the Wonders of VHS
Arguably one of the finest love songs ever made, an offering to you and yours on this Valentine’s Day 2007. So I hooked up the old VCR tonight and threw in a random tape circa 1986. What I found was…
Chocolate, Gonzo, and NYCD
chocolategenius A few nudges in various directions tonight… 1. Tonight, I was flipping the channels and thankfully came across the latest ‘American Experience’ on PBS, focusing in on New Orleans. One of the folks offering their insight during the program…
Blogging the Grammys, Ickmusic Style
I thought I would add my comments (be them positive or snide) during tonight’s Grammy Awards broadcast. In encouraging news, The Boss has already won a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album, but of course this is during the pre-TV…
Pleasant Dreams
I guess it’s because ‘Pleasant Dreams’ had just been released about the time I discovered them, that it still ranks up there as one of my favorite Ramones albums. I was all of 11 years old when I heard my…
Whatever Happened to Andre Cymone?
February 2014 Update: The Stone – The Return of Andre Cymone Andre Cymone, to you non-Prince freaks, was Prince’s childhood buddy and the first bassist in Prince’s touring band (before they were known as the Revolution). He left in 1981…
Prince Half Time Thoughts
“During ‘Purple Rain’ a thin, white balloon emerged near the stage, and it appeared as if Prince was performing inside a condom.” – Dave Hoekstra, Chicago Sun-Times (in this article) Huh? I guess the human brain will interpret things in…
Grisman does Puccini
Another selection from David Johansen’s Mansion of Fun (his weekly show on Sirius)… I’ve been familiar with mandolist David Grisman through his close relationship with Jerry Garcia. But this one was a surprise (and a welcome one at that) when…
Prince’s Super Bowl Set List (Final)
So the spoiler set list was right… We Will Rock You intro Let’s Go Crazy 1999 (short interlude) Baby I’m a Star > Proud Mary > Baby I’m a Star All Along the Watchtower (brief) > Best Of You Purple…
Prince’s Super Bowl Set List (Maybe)
UPDATE: See this post for video of the performance. The set list was: We Will Rock You intro Let’s Go Crazy 1999 (short interlude) Baby I’m a Star > Proud Mary > Baby I’m a Star All Along the Watchtower…
