Guitars and Life (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
Well a lot!! Soon I'll have to put up an "Upcoming gigs" widget on this blog. :-) Yes true folks I've got another gig. This time in March and actually not just a gig... look I'm of the age when live music on the TV was a huge rarity (although actually it's probably rarer now!) and as a teenager I waited for a new series of Rock Goes to College, or Sight and Sound in concert. Ones that stand...
Matrixsynth (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
YouTube via retrosound72 "vintage synth demo by RetroSound Oberheim OB-X 8 Voice Analog Synthesizer from the year 1979. The OB-X was available with 4, 6 or 8 discrete voice cards. part1: some self-made classic OB-X sounds (pads, brass, bass, sync- and crossmodulation sounds and more) part2: the features of the OB-X (coming soon) The Oberheim OB-X is one of the best analog poly-synths ever. A classic!...
Shaken Baby and unsafe convictions (Free subscription) | 11/28/2009
My childhood was spent listening to some of the greatest bands of all time, their lyrics, their ethos helped formulate my political and moral beliefs - one of my favourite was Supertramp - so for the unitiated here is one of those tunes .... you know the one you identified with .... I won't say what this related to back then - it was, however political and had something to do with a certain political...
SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
William Smead submits: The current circumstances in the U.S. stock market remind me of one of my favorite bands from college, Supertramp, and their song “Nothing But a Dreamer”. It appears that individual investors and many of the financial advisors that take care of them “have their head in their hands, oh no!” This was pointed out to us in one of Mark Hulbert’s columns...
Droof Days (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Warning: If you don't like whimsical whimsicalness ...don't read this. I haven't done one of these for a while but I spent a pleasurable few hours yesterday re-visiting some old Supertramp albums. The reason? Well, I heard 'School', the opening track to Supertramp's classic 1974 album on the radio and it instantly transported me back in time to Droof Days. I'm pretty certain I first heard this album...
Irvine Housing Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Do you have a little bit of time to review another losing Irvine property? Irvine Home Address ... 108 SPANISH LACE Irvine, CA 92620 Resale Home Price ...... $875,000 I'll give a little bit I'll give a little bit of my life for you So give a little bit Oh give a little bit of your time to me Give a Little Bit -- Supertramp Have you ever pondered the interesting relationship we have? I give up a little...
Grubtunes (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
I'm really not that into jam bands. When I was at Camp Solelim, there was so much Phish cocksucking that I just got sick of it and went head first into indie rock. Moe, Umphrey's, never cared about them. So why was I at the Umphrey's McGee show last night? Well, I was on the guestlist so I figured why not? Who knows, maybe I'll get with some crazy hippie chick, otherwise I'll just get some reading...
Cultural Offering.com (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
Supertramp's Paris album is one of the greatest live albums. Ranks right up there with The Kinks One For the Road , Sarah Vaughan's At Mr. Kelly's , and Johnny Cash's At Folsom Prison . It isn't just a live recording of the band's songs, it is an album unto itself. Here is " Dreamer ":
Geofftech - iBlogUSA (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
Have been making a ‘Going Home’ playlist. Glasvegas - Please come back home The Clash - London calling James - Come home Supertramp - Take the long way home East 17 - Around the world Simon & Garfunkel - Homeward Bound Crowded House - Better be home soon Kayne West - Homecoming Depeche Mode - Home Catatonia - Londinium Pet Shop Boys - Home and Dry Any [...]
Stoning the Devil (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
Sometimes something (that you might or might not call a work of art) has something unique about it, which makes it stand out, even if in some ways it seems like kitsch. That even kitsch can be valuable, is an invaluable lesson to learn; also, that absurd things can be unique. All good works of art have something to offer; but not all of us have the capacity to be artsy all the time. Art is inherently...
Dlisted (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
After months of testing and perfecting, Madonna's Anti-Aging Serum (a concoction of stewed human fetuses, a single tear from St. Angie, with a dash of faux-British accent) debuts on GOOP. - Ryan Fischer Runners-up: It rubs the lotion on its skin or else it gets the finger again! - loozer So that's where Frosted Flakes comes from - irishtree Love making, the Scientology way. - Supertramp That is the...
Radio Dupree (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
The Radio Dupree monthly chart is here! Some weeks ago we tossed in a couple of excerpts from Mike Oldfield's classic Tubular Bells, and heureka, one of them reached the number one postition. Then George Duke, Frank Zappa and Yes follow. The top 20 also includes two pieces each by Mahavishnu Orchestra and David Bowie. What about our Album of the Month then? Did you listeners enjoy Zappa's Hot Rats...
Free online deal (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
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RCRD LBL (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
(Photo: Fumi Nagasaka) Kap Bambino aren't playing anywhere this weekend, which is pretty weird as their ghoulish, black-eyed electro is a perfect fit for the gore and tack of Hallowe'en. Jackson knows that, at least; romping with Kap in the "Batcave" catacombs beneath Paris. It wouldn't surprise me if you found them there this weekend, actually - if you lack the balls to investigate, you...
Traffic Light Musings (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
I'm finally getting around to publishing this top 10 list, after talking about it for weeks if not months. Putting together this list made me realise how subjective the concept of a guilty pleasure is. You might think that Chic and Abba are guilty pleasures, but as far as I'm concerned, if it belongs on the dance floor, then I'm not going to feel so much as a pang of guilt any time soon. So here goes,...
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