le Freak
(Anna is on the right but interestingly I notice all four musicians are nail polish-less) I need to take change out of my pockets when I play piano. Even paper […]
Top Of The List
I got a call in the early 90s from the head of A&R at Warner Music who would later dislike me forever after I wrote a critical article about what […]
What Great Luck, A Prince From Nigeria Offered Me Millions.
Hi Bob, We wanted to remind you that the “Unsigned Only Music Competition” http://www.unsignedonly.com/ is now taking entries for the 2014 competition – with the deadline of March 13. The […]
Why Did You Quit Blue Rodeo?
. Never can shake that shit. Thank god they never made it elsewhere so when I cross the border […]
Alexander Courage
Watching this interview with the late Alexander Courage (the guy who wrote the Star Trek theme) is inspiring and depressing. Inspiring because of his personality and work, depressing because it […]
Space, The Final Frontier And Pitch Correction
There are two pitch correction softwares that seem to lead the market when recording people need them – Melodyne and Antarres. They are both from Star Trek. I tried Antarres […]
Look Over There! Dry Ice Factory. Good Place To Get Some Thinking Done.
(Email Feb 1rst) Hello, I’m a musician from Altona originally, (remember us Bob?) I play drums and I want to be in the best city to help my future. Would […]
Harper Voters Running Business
Canadian super market where I live. *Special* 1 for $2.50 or 2 for $5.
Lokchi
Lokchi has perfect pitch. She says anybody can. “You can have perfect pitch Bob” I went over to the piano and played G# at a good distance from her. “G#” […]
Twidley Dee Dum
Nice thing about digitizing the piles of VHS tapes in the closet is discovering things forgotten like this amazing band. This video excerpt was from a television special called Listen Up. They […]