Citizen Cope – D’Artagnan’s Theme
I’ve been meaning to post this song for a while now. And it’s Michael’s great Alice Smith post that spurred me into action. Alice had been opening up for Citizen Cope on his recent tour. Cope is the pseudonym of…
Springsteen’s Magic to be released on Vinyl a Week Earlier than the CD (Sept. 25th)
It looks like I’ll be putting my new turntable to good use on September 25th! From this article on Billboard: In an unusual move, Bruce Springsteen’s new album, “Magic,” is expected to be released on vinyl a week before its…
Second Listen: Dreaming…
There’s just something about Alice Smith. I’ll admit it, I dug this one out of the pile of CD’s marked “Must Listen To Again” and I’m kicking myself for having slept on it for so long. With comparisons ranging from…
The Boss Live at the Roxy, 1978 (Part One)
My wife made me watch David Hasselhoff sing on America’s Got Talent, and now I feel sick to my stomach. I thought she loved me. This must be rectified now. We need live Boss, and we need it now. I…
Ickmusic Giveaway: Miles Davis Quintet on Monterey Jazz Festival Records
It’s a giveaway frenzy here lately, so I have no choice but to once again bestow quality goods upon you people. The latest item will make any jazz fan happy. Even those who aren’t into jazz know a cool motherf**er…
Springsteen’s Magic – the cover?
Here’s an unconfirmed, but possible cover to Bruce’s new album, due out October 2nd. Bruce and non-Bruce fans: thoughts? Cool cover? Badass Bruce? Grumpy Bruce? I vote gritty, badass Boss. Sort of the 21st century version of Darkness-era Bruce. It…
Remembering Joseph Hill and Culture
Joseph Hill, January 22, 1949 – August 19, 2006 I have to thank my wife for the infusion of more reggae into my life. She’s an island girl (Seychelles), and has grown up loving reggae. One of the great groups…
Ickmusic Giveaway: Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars DVD
My wife and I just got done watching the newly released DVD Sierra Leone’s Refugee All Stars. As far as the horrifying subject matter that forms the backdrop of this documentary – which is the decade-long civil war in Sierra…
Ickmusic Live: The Human League, 1980
Dropping back into the early new wave scene, we go to a June 1980 show featuring the original lineup of the Human League. The founding members were Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh, and Philip Adrian Wright (who ran…
Old School Friday
Well I’m back from a little family vay-kay to the beaches of San Diego, and the crowded, expensive, but still fun destinations of $eaworld and Di$neyland. We happened to be at Disneyland to experience the phenomenon that is Disney’s High…
