a few favourite music moments
When June Tyson took the stage at the Sun Ra concert in 1984. The concert was underway for about 15 minutes, slowly different members emerged and joined the improvisation which […]
new question on mensa application
A/ city licenses buskers B/ penitentiary uses prisoner labour C/ bands allow 1 member to profit from publishing money D/ ticketmaster employing scalpers How many on […]
cbgbs
The 4th Blue Rodeo show was in New York at CBGBs. I never played in a band before. The first shows were at the Rivoli and the Isabella Hotel where […]
in the strum
All the guitar strings except both Es had a secret meeting organized by A who wanted to discuss how unfair it was that there were two Es while the rest […]
even zeus the god can’t think straight
More than one student writes songs about betrayal and revenge. More than one tells me they’re afraid they will cause a ruckus in present relationships or friends. I suggest hide […]
some people
In my Marxist class I had to write a paper on Chapter 1 of Das Kapital and during this week of reading it became apparent that Marx, like most famous […]
secret is a secret
“Your premise is flawed,” replied the old trumpeter who destroyed everyone each time she played, when the intern from Exclaim asked what was her secret, during the phoner interview .
Real Human Being
The William Parker concert at the Guelph Jazz Festival Saturday morning was like discovering a new spice I plan to use in cooking. He played two pieces, great intensity. He […]
Darius and Fred
Fred, a songwriter booked by the Fab Acts Talent agency, played to audience sizes between 50 – 80. He was philosophical about the work when he did well or when […]
outside sauna
Outside the sauna at the Y last night heard two men try to outdo each other over who sold more records The Eagles or The Pink Floyd. English wasn’t their […]