Pete’s Top 10 in Music – 2013
One of my new year’s resolutions for 2014 will be to spend more time banging out some thoughts on this blog (which will turn 10 in December). It mystifies me how fast time flies between my posts here (and time…
Pete’s Music Highlights: My Top 12 of 2012
I’ve been as quiet here on Ickmusic as I ever have during its eight year run. Worry not, nothing (outside of my family) has taken a back seat to music in my life. It still fuels everything I do. But…
Autumn Delights
There is something magical about this time of year. It’s hard to put my finger on it but the changing colors, the crispness in the air, and the mood of the people all combine wonderfully for me in a near…
Red House Painters
Red House Painters. I think I listened to their latest album, Songs for a Blue Guitar, only once before tonight – and didn’t give it a good listen at that. Some cool tracks on this one… A Neil Young-inspired 11…
I Shall Be Released from The Last Waltz
The Last Waltz – best concert film of all time? Certainly right up there. When I stumble upon it on TV, like I did tonight, there’s no way I can turn away. Thanksgiving 1976. The Band. Bob Dylan. Van Morrison.…
Powderfinger
Yeah, well, I can’t enough of Neil Young’s “Powderfinger”…. Shelter me from the powder and the fingerCover me with the thought that pulled the triggerThink of me as one you’d never figuredWould fade away so youngWith so much left undoneRemember…
In Appreciation of: Neil’s Thrasher
A couple weeks back, I finally got a couple of good CD display cabinets, mounted them on the wall, and released my CD’s from years of exile in plastic storage bins. It’s nice to have them in my face again,…
A Day in the Life: Paul joins Neil Young
Now this had me grinning ear to ear. Last weekend at Hyde Park, Neil Young was closing with “A Day In The Life”, and out strolls Paul McCartney. The look on Neil’s face while they’re singing together is just priceless.…
Harvest Moonin’
I’m in a “Harvest Moon” sort of mood tonight, so I went searching on YouTube for the MTV Unplugged performance complete with the sweeping broom. But I couldn’t find it. But I did find the video below. And wow, are…
