working for the clampdown
Over the speakers at the airport I heard them playing Clampdown by The Clash and I thought how amazing that whatever starts out rebellious or shocking is, in the fullness […]
Bob Wiseman
most of the time signatures
Sometimes I read from musicians who worked with Bob Dylan, that unannounced he changes time signatures. They make it sound like intentional testing them. I have had that experience where […]
the hallmark sessions
You kiddin’ me? I never heard of the Hallmark Sessions. 1961 Lenny Breau, Rick Danko and Levon Helm. The very first cut It Could Happen to You, simply too surreal. […]
as above
There is an odd duality in which I can practice trying to do something on a piano and I will increase my ability over time and yet if I try […]
swimming pool
My daughter is more identified with the violin than previously. This is the forth time, starting when five years old. I go and rent it from the music store, she […]
here comes the moon
I always loved George Harrison’s work but only twice knew people who got into his discography the way I did. There are clunkers even though I love a lot of […]
when the music is good
The brain created a part of itself which is the place from where we think, and that situation is characterized by believing “we” exist separate from the brain. we think […]
the political relationship
On the adage to “keep one’s friends close and one’s enemies closer”, something comes to mind while interacting with unimpeded undesirables. To simply decollate the social media between us risks […]
trudeau
Watching a lot of footage of Justin Trudeau being heckled. Often in public settings. One notices the determination not to acknowledge the loud hostile audiences and then you remember his […]
kükamongus
A month after their sold out Danforth Music Hall show, a fan of the band Kükamongus recognized the lead guitarist buying pot at a new outlet in the Kensington Market […]