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Anti-Virus: a complaint or lamentation

I wonder how the world would be if thirty years ago, instead of playing thankless gigs, a soundbyte of a show I’d done when merely seventeen (and better then, than now) would have been made, and hit the ‘net (God … Continue reading

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A definition of punk

You know how you can tell if it’s REAL punk music? And not stadium punk, pop-punk or some other homogenized derivative? Real punk draws you into thinking and reacting to the world personally, as an individual. Not as one of … Continue reading

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Other Colors Besides Black

I often wondered, when I was a goth (did we have that name back in ’85?) about the downward spiral of the world; and contemplated shadows, where I thought the secrets of the universe were kept. From chiaroscuro, I firmly … Continue reading

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Our musician compability

1. Have you ever played in a band that performed original material? If no, then stop. We’re probably not musically compatible. 2. Name ten bands that have influenced the music you’ve played/written in original bands, in no particular order. For … Continue reading

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State of the Union

OK, so I’m now 45 years old. I’ve been playing music onstage since I was 8. That’s 37 years in some kind of band or another, on stages of all kinds, in six different states and on at least three … Continue reading

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What Soundtrack

If you would write the soundtrack to your life, the background noise for every single hour – those shining moments when you’re at your best, as well as when you’re sad and dour – what music and what songs would … Continue reading

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Movies About Musicians

Having just seen (actually for the second time) the made for VH1 movie “Hysteria: The Def Leppard Story” and recently also having watched “Ray” and “The Five Heartbeats” got me thinking about all the movies I’d seen about real or … Continue reading

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