Category Archives: Music

Texas Flood

Posted on February 8, 2011 by Gaius

Via the Daily Mail, we can finally understand what Stevie Ray Vaughan was really singing about in his classic, Texas Flood. (Have the SRV video playing before you watch the one from the Mail article. It improves the ambiance.) Tweet

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Sing It

Posted on February 5, 2011 by Gaius

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No Rulez

Posted on January 24, 2010 by Gaius

For radicalz. Robert Stacy McCain with a video. Tweet

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Piper To The End

Posted on November 12, 2009 by Gaius

I’m sorry I did not get a chance to post this yesterday. Mark Knopfler has a new album out, Get Lucky. On it are two songs, Piper to the End and Remembrance Day. All proceeds from the two songs go … Continue reading →

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I Will Try Not To Sing On A Kia

Posted on August 15, 2009 by Gaius

We are being bombarded with “news” about the 40th anniversary of a celebration of dope by dopes. I’m referring, of course, to Woodstock. For some reason, some people think that this concert, held in a muddy field, was a watershed … Continue reading →

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Les Paul, 1915-2009, Rest In Peace

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Gaius

Les Paul, widely credited with the invention of the solid body electric guitar, has died at age 94. Mr. Paul worked with Gibson Guitars and produced the Les Paul signature guitar in 1952. It has remained in production ever since. … Continue reading →

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Busted

Posted on July 9, 2009 by Gaius

Go over and look at the video The Daily Bayonet has posted. Catchy little tune and probably one of the best get-even tactics I have seen recently. You’ll have to see the video to make sense of the rest of … Continue reading →

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Michael Jackson Is Dead

Posted on June 25, 2009 by Gaius

The AP reports. So does the LA Times. Tweet

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“Hey Mom, I’m Going To The Record Shop.”

Posted on June 10, 2008 by Rich Horton

Turns out we might see more actual "records" in our music retailers soon: Retailers giving vinyl records another spin It was a fortuitous typo for the Fred Meyer retail chain. This spring, an employee intending to order a special CD-DVD edition … Continue reading →

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Cannibals

Posted on April 3, 2008 by Gaius

Apropos Rich's post from yesterday about Ted "I Got Mine" Turner. We got cannibals. Tweet

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Peg Leg Peggy Polly

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Gaius

I got a girl, her name is Peg She looks kind of pretty but she's got a wooden leg She's got a leg shaped like the leg of a chair But when it comes to dancing, no one can compare … Continue reading →

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I’ve Seen The Bright Lights Of Memphis…

Posted on February 9, 2008 by Gaius

..And the Commodore Hotel. I linked a video of Paul Barrere and Fred Tackett of Little Feat performing Dixie Chicken.  One commenter noted that it wasn't quite the same without Lowell George. (Maybe different, but still good, mind you.) Well, … Continue reading →

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Brutal Cold Envelopes Midwest

Posted on January 18, 2008 by Gaius

Accuweather is calling for even more brutally cold temperatures through the Midwest in the next few days. The northernmost areas will have sub-zero temperatures through the day while the midsection will see "balmy" single digits. And it is going to … Continue reading →

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Soft Winds, Oscar

Posted on December 24, 2007 by Gaius

As you watch this video, pay attention to the sheer joy on the face of the master playing the piano, Oscar Peterson. I don't know when this was recorded, but the man playing guitar is Joe Pass, who died in … Continue reading →

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Night Music

Posted on December 22, 2007 by Gaius

Here's a bit of a rarity, via YouTube. Ind and Sylvia Tyson gave an aspiring songwriter a huge leg up in the music industry when they recorded two of his songs on an album they released in 1964. Ian and … Continue reading →

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