Thoughts on Living the Life Creative
Cartoon - In the Living Room (1996) - It's so easy to think that all the great music in the world gets its due. That simply creating something truly wonderful is all you need to find fame and fortune. The reality is that all too often the fame and fortune go to people creating stuff... Continue Reading →
(From My Shelves is an occasional series of posts that takes a look at some of my personal favorites in my collections of music, movies and books.) Little Feat - "Ain't Had Enough Fun" (1995) - Is Little Feat the best band to never have a hit single? Certainly an arguable point. If you talk... Continue Reading →
Thought I'd take a break at the end of the year on the movie reviews. They will return in 2015. Things get busy and it can be hard to maintain my discipline of watching lots and lots of movies. But it's the secular "Christmas season" (as a person of faith I hold to the orthodox... Continue Reading →
(From My Shelves is an occasional series on the blog looking at some of my favorites from my personal collections) "Woyaya" by Osibisa (1971) When I went away to college my musical tastes were, um, limited. I went to college with three albums - Jim Croce's Greatest Hits, Chicago's Cardinal album and Nat "King" Cole's... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract words... Continue Reading →
"The View From the Phlipside" is a media commentary program airing on WRFA-LP, Jamestown NY. It can be heard Monday through Friday just after 8 AM and 5 PM. The following are scripts which may not exactly match the aired version of the program. Mostly because the host may suddenly choose to add or subtract... Continue Reading →
Indie, Bikes & Beer - OK, looking for the first site to include in this feature, I really wanted it to be a special one, something that would give a feel for where I think I'm headed. So a web site devoted to three of my favorite things in the world (outside of my... Continue Reading →
Burrow - Max Garcia Conover (Clip Records) This is the debut album for a young man with local roots in my backyard. Max is an amazingly talented guitar player/singer/songwriter who isn't going to fit into a nice neat pigeon hole. I got the chance to hear Conover play live at the Hometown Album Release Party at... Continue Reading →
Music From The Motion Picture - 10,000 Maniacs - The first album from the "alt icons" (I found that description several different places for the band) in 13 years. The band had just celebrated their 30th year together and decided to partner with their fans to fund the album. Raising the needed funds they've created... Continue Reading →
Sometimes my post are linked from week to week. That's because so many of the things in my life are linked. Last week it was the guitar. This week it's Music. I have sung most of my life. For years my mother offered to pay for singing lessons when I was a teen and I... Continue Reading →
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