Our last pod ended the Great 48 on a subdued note. Nirvana won handily, but voter turnout was low. Does this mean trouble for “the voice of Generation X” at the next level? We’ll know soon enough. The numbers: #3 Nirvana 56% ; #8 John Mellencamp 32%; Los Lobos 12%. On Monday we’ll launch the third phase of the Tournament of Rock – Legends, as our contest to name the greatest...
I'm in the middle of writing something that may or may not be posted today or tomorrow or ... ever. But, wanted to move that Wolcott post down the page a little lest (yes...lest) new visitors think I'm all about...
This Tuesday Ten speaks to me in deafening decibels. Alas. 1. Surf blogs. Comment, or lurk, it doesn't matter. Major time suck. 2. Surf Ravelry. Look up yarns. Look up patterns. See what your friends are doing. See what their...
It's not that I don't THINK about posting. Todd Rundgren did "Hello, it's me" in 1967 when he was with Nazz. The Google and the Youtube do a good job of resurrection, and lack of redemption. His 1960's era recording...
As many of you will know, I saw Steely Dan live a month or two ago. Their touring band is smoking hot - three lovely backing singers, a Grand piano, and a four piece horn section all feature. Their trumpet player is Michael Leonhart. He has been with the Dan since 1996, both in the live band and as their arranger, performer, and conductor on Two Against Nature and it's follow-up Everything Must
The best deal in town? Friday night's triple bill at the Spectrum: the Hooters, Todd Rundgren, and Hall & Oates for an admission fee that maxed out at $6. The deep discount reflected ticket prices in 1967, when the Spectrum first staged concerts.
In January 2008, the Wachovia Center announced it would be demolishing the Philadelphia Spectrum after 43 years. In the intervening year, the folks at Wachovia, recognizing what this venue has meant to the Delaware Valley, have arranged a series of concerts and sports events to send off the City’s beloved Spectrum in style. That series [...]
One year ago, I saw Soupy Sales on television - confined to a wheelchair, and having difficulty speaking. But seeing him for the first time in years re-kindled my interest in him and - upon learning that he had written his memoirs earlier this decade - got it from my library and re-acquainted myself with a part of my childhood. I wrote a profile of him at that time, and am reprising it now as a tribute,...
The best deal in town? Friday night's triple bill at the Spectrum: The Hooters, Todd Rundgren and Hall & Oates for an admission fee that maxxed out at $6. The deep discount reflected ticket prices in 1967 when the Spectrum first staged concerts.
It’s time once again for Retroblog.net’s Friday Free for All. For today’s edition, I thought we should explore the vast underworld of bootlegs a bit. thanks to the almighty internets, the sharing of rare and interesting boots exploded these last few years. here’s just a random sampling of some that I have [...]
It was New Years' Day, 1965. I was five years old. I watched Soupy Sales's program that day, and Soupy told me to remove all the "funny green pieces of paper with pictures of U.S. Presidents" out of my parents' wallets and mail them to him. Of course, I did so. I got a severe beating (spent over a week in the hospital, and I still walk kinda funny to this day), my parents sued, lost their...
Looking for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum tickets? Get ready for a concert of epic proportions. Music’s biggest legends will appear together on one stage on October 29th and 30th, 2009 at Madison Square Garden for two “super concerts” marking the 25th anniversary of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Tickets for these dream shows go on sale on Monday, July 27, 2009 for American Express cardholders
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