One of the largest icons of my generation is gone. Michael Jackson is in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice both as a solo artist and a member of the Jackson 5. When I was growing up, there’s no doubt that I had Michael Jackson fever just like every other kid, teenager and […]
Category: Saying Goodbye
Goodnight, BC
While waiting to meet a friend for lunch at Melt on Saturday afternoon, I was enjoying looking at the many pieces of Cleveland memorabilia on the walls – old concert posters, and sports memorabilia that I hadn’t noticed during previous visits. One item that caught my eye in particular was a WMMS “Buzzard Next Generation” […]
Quick Hits – Pearl Jam, Jay Bennett, Dave Brubeck, Cheap Trick + more
Hey kids, I can’t believe it, but Bonnaroo departure time is less than a week away for yours truly. I’ll be making the trip with Brian, new roommate Adam, and well, that’s it. It will be just us, a car full of stuff, and heads that will soon be filled with memories. Cheesy I know, […]
Good Listening: Wilco – Live at The Troubadour – 11/12/96
image courtesy of Daytrotter Sunday night as I was getting ready to head down to the radio station, I saw a Facebook message with the news that former Wilco multi-instrumentalist Jay Bennett had passed away. A quick search of Google, industry message board The Velvet Rope, and a few of my other usual online haunts […]
The New Frontiers call it quits
Rats. The New Frontiers, one of my personal favorite new discoveries in 2008, have called it quits. From their Myspace page: It’s never fun to tell people news they don’t want to hear so I’ll get right to it: The New Frontiers are quitting. It’s been a priceless experience, writing music together and sharing it […]
So you’re going to get fired from that radio station, huh?
Some of you might remember shock jock Greaseman, who achieved quite a bit of notoriety for all of the wrong reasons in the 90s. He’s back on the air in Jacksonville, FL with a new afternoon gig starting today on the classic rock station WFYV (Rock 105.) Of course WFYV had to make room by […]
R.I.P. Richard Wright from Pink Floyd
so sad – didn’t even know that he was ill. Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died aged 65 from cancer. Wright appeared on the group’s first album, The Piper at the Gates of Dawn, in 1967 alongside lead guitarist Syd Barrett, Roger Waters and Nick Mason. complete story Wright toured […]
A head on collision of music and my life
I don’t even know where to begin this one, so we’ll start here: I’m messaging back and forth today with my friend AK, one of my friends that goes way back in my timeline. I guess that she and I have known each other nearly 20 years now, and yet we know each other better […]
A couple of departures – R.I.P.
I’ve seen several different perspectives on the passing of Don LaFontaine, but I liked my buddy Terry’s thoughts: Don LaFontaine, the King of Voiceovers, passed away in Los Angeles on Monday at the age of 68. Don died of complications relating to a collapsed lung. Don’s magical voice appeared on over 5,000 movie trailers and […]
George Carlin
I was shocked, as I think many people were, to wake up to the news today that George Carlin had passed. I wasn’t a monster Carlin fan, but I had a huge amount of respect for his career and the things that he had accomplished. Carlin was one of the greats, much like Richard Pryor, […]