During my early years as a music fan, I came across albums that would be important mile markers in my continuing musical education. Chicago 17 was an important album that introduced me to the production of David Foster, and perhaps more importantly, the vocals of Peter Cetera and Bill Champlin. Champlin was a recent addition […]
Category: Chicago and related
Good Listening: Chicago – Live in New York – 6/20/77
As I was digging around in my collection today, I pulled out two CDs worth of Chicago, recorded live in New York City in 1977. While this isn’t the best sounding show that I’ve got from Chicago, it was interesting to me at the time that I first got it a few years ago for […]
Bill Champlin plans solo tour this fall!
“He’s known the world over as the soulful singer/keyboardist of the iconic jazz-pop band Chicago. His featured spots on the hits “Look Away” and “Hard Habit to Break” are among his mainstream highlights. But Bill Champlin’s defining work with the Sons of Champlin and as a songwriter put him on the musical map long before […]
Bill Champlin’s No Place Left To Fall CD/DVD set for European release
Longtime Chicago member Bill Champlin’s new solo album No Place Left To Fall was released digitally here in the States a couple of months ago. Now the album will get a physical CD release in Europe on December 10th, with a bonus 70 minute DVD documentary about the making of No Place Left To Fall. […]
New Release Watch: Golden Smog, Jackson Browne, The Replacements, Bill Champlin, and more!
Thought I’d shine the light on a few things that are hitting stores on Tuesday that you’ll probably want to be aware of. The first item on my list is the new Golden Smog anthology Stay Golden Smog: The Best of Golden Smog – The Rykodisc Years. I’ve been living with an advance copy of […]
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 […]
Spending a year with David Foster
More goodness from the Popdose folks: The Video Setup for Ear of Madness – click and watch this first Yup, that’s me. And my iPod. And David Foster. Everyone knows David Foster, right? The penultimate overproducer. The musician. The songwriter. The record executive. The TV reality star? Yes, indeed. The Canadian who alienated millions of […]
VIDEO – Bill Champlin – After The Love Is Gone
After The Love Is Gone. You probably know it best as an Earth, Wind, & Fire song. Solo artist and longtime Chicago member (and let’s not forget Sons of Champlin too!) Bill Champlin co-wrote it, one of many great songs that he has gotten his hands into over the years. Bill’s got a new solo […]