Les Paul Would Still Be Proud…
In honor of Les Paul’s 96th Birthday, some of my favorite players of his signature axe: Steve Jones of the Sex Pistols: Robert Fripp: Two for one here… Ace Frehley and Slash! Neil Young: Jimmy Page:...
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…to Miyabi Natsuyaki of Berryz Koubou and Buono!, who turns 19 today (and who’s shirt on the “Yuki Yuki Monkey Dance” single inspired this blog’s name)… …to Elvis Costello, who turns 57… …and a special...
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This is a bit of classic music-related TV that I’d totally forgotten about until friend and fellow musician Dom Cassise posted a link to this clip on his Facebook this evening. Back in the early 70′s...
View ArticleGROOVE MUSIC LIFE VIDEO: Happy Holidays From The Groove Music Life!
We’ll start with, appropriately for this blog, Morning Musume’s legendary 60′s Christmas Medley: …Followed by something to match the other focus of this blog from punk legends The Dickies....
View ArticleBEST ALBUMS OF 2011: #1: FOO FIGHTERS “Wasting Light”
FOO FIGHTERS Wasting Light (Roswell/RCA) Available on CD, LP, iTunes, AmazonMP3, eMusic, and Spotify While I’ve been inconsistent in my buying of Dave Grohl’s efforts since his first Foo Fighters...
View ArticleOne Musician’s Opinion on AKB48 as an Instrument-Wielding Pop-Rock Band…
AKB48′s self-played performance of their forthcoming single “Give Me Five” under the assumed name/side project Baby Blossom is getting a lot of attention in the J-Pop blogosphere. Despite the raw...
View ArticleTGML VIDEO: The Magic Is Gone
With their long-craved-for induction into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame coming in less than two weeks, their first-ever Rolling Stone front cover happening after forty years, a Paul Stanley...
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