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Musical Milestones – (as seen on TV) #1

Ok, here’s the first in a series of posts about seminal moments in musical TV history. To be more specific, they are about various times in my life when I happened to see something that blew my mind, my heart, and generally left me in an exhilarated heap on the living room floor. This happenedContinue reading “Musical Milestones – (as seen on TV) #1”

It’s ok to be moody…

This is a new song I found in my sleep. I had been trying to understand the approach of less melodic artists like Nick Cave, with their dark and moody intensity, not a vibe that I normally create. One day I heard the chorus of this song, with lyrics, as I was waking up. ItContinue reading “It’s ok to be moody…”

England, 1967 – Jimi Hendrix had good reasons to smile…

The American guitarist had made it big in the UK and was already causing psychedelic earthquakes back home; it must have seemed like all his dreams were coming true. I was so glad to find this footage on youtube recently which captures him in the first flush of fame at his irrepressible best. The mostContinue reading “England, 1967 – Jimi Hendrix had good reasons to smile…”