I’m on my way out of town to clear my head, and I’ll be remembering an old friend as I travel across the miles, while listening to some of my favorite music turned up nice and loud. The ultimate tribute in my book, from one music lover to another. I’m going home this weekend to […]
Author: Matt Wardlaw
Michael Jackson 1958-2009
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 […]
More BC – A Look At The Art Process
Former Buzzard artist Brian Chalmers had one of the most brilliantly creative minds I’ve ever known. In any person, that trait combined with a love for music means that we’re going to be friends for life. In 2002, I graduated and moved on from WMMS to a new job and plenty of new projects. This […]
Memorial Details for Brian Chalmers Updated
IMPORTANT NOTE – See below from Colleen Ventura, Brian’s niece: Due to the overwhelming response of his passing the funeral home has to move the service to a larger facility. If you could help pass the word. Brian Chalmers’s memorial service is now going to be at North Royalton Christian Church 5100 Royalton Road, North […]
No static on the radio
An update of sorts – we’re going to spend the rest of the week here remembering our friend Brian Chalmers with various memories, pictures, and a musical thought or two. If you’ve got anything that you’d like to share, send it our way or leave a comment. We welcome all participation, thoughts, and comments. Regular […]
Brian Chalmers – Rolling Stones and KISS
Thanks to my good pal and former co-worker Charlotte, for this: Here’s a scanned picture of the Rolling Stones t-shirt that Brian did, that I mentioned in this post: Charlotte’s comments: This t-shirt reminds me of all the copy-and-pasting Brian did with pictures… we laughed a TON about Jerry Hall’s pic in the NO!! Charlotte […]
More BC – Rough Diamond and David Byron
As we continue to remember Cleveland artist/photographer Brian Chalmers following his unfortunate passing over the weekend, a number of stories and memories have been shared via email, on Facebook, and on the phone. Fans, friends, and family will have an opportunity to share more of those stories on Saturday morning from 11am until 1pm at […]
The Monday Morning Mix – The Completely Random Pete From Blogness CD Sampler – 6/22/09
Graphic by Rachael Novak Click here for details on how you can be a part of The Monday Morning Mix and win some cool stuff! About Today’s Mix: I don’t think this one requires a lot of setup. Not too long after I started the blog, a new mecca for Springsteen lovers like myself came […]
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” […]
The Boss in Black and White
I just realized thanks to Pete at Blogness, that last weekend’s Bruce show at Bonnaroo woulda been a helluva lot more awesome if I would have been watching the entire show in black and white! Awesome picture above courtesy of I Was Bombed Bruce makes looking cool so easy. I wish I could look half […]