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Back in my college days, I had a first draft of a term paper handed back to me with the comment, “Using the definition of a term for your introduction is not a good way to start a paper. Try it again.” With that lesson learned, I never repeated that mistake. Fifty years later, I […]
The most recent ‘next big thing’ in the record industry isn’t actually that big even though it is causing a big stir. It is a 4 inch 33 ? vinyl record designed to hold a music track up to four minutes long on each side. Not surprisingly, it is called ‘Tiny Vinyl’. What surprises […]
Okay, how many of you are willing to date yourselves by identifying the source of the following tag line, “How sweet it is!”? When did it become part of our common culture and to whom do you attribute this phrase? This is a bit of a trick question because most of us of […]
Have you ever tried to write a song? If one plays an instrument, I am willing to put money down that the thought has crept into mind that it shouldn’t be that hard to do…until one tries. Strumming an interesting chord pattern or hearing a phrase that sounds like it would make a good […]
This FTV is an ode to those keyboard players out there who bring a lot of joy to those of us who don’t possess that particular skill. Being married to a church organist doesn’t skew my view of keyboard players one bit. She took piano lessons at an early age and at 14 was pressed […]
What is new in the world of Styx? We haven’t touched base with them since FTV: Styx in Three Acts back in March of 2021. After seeing an interview the current leader of the band Tommy Shaw did recounting how he came to join them in December of 1975, it seemed an opportune time […]
When we reviewed Rik Emmett’s autobiography back in 2025 (FTV: Lay It On The Line 2-5-25), we took note that he spent a lot of time telling long-time Triumph fans that there would be no more tours from this iconic Canadian trio. The reasons included a) he has had some health problems, b) they […]
After enough people asked if Will Farrell was related to Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith, a comedic moment was born. For his part, Smith even began sporting a shirt with Farrell’s likeness and the caption “I AM NOT WILL FARRELL”. Jimmy Fallon’s musical sensibilities have seen him engineer some interesting musical moments and […]
From the Vaults: The Black Crowes 2026 It has been a while since we checked in with the Brothers Robinson. When the Gallagher brothers, Liam and Noel, buried the hatchet in 2025 and went out on their first Oasis tour in a long, long time, all bets suggested that it would implode. Maybe viewing […]
In Part 1 of Drummers Past, I went all the way back to the beginning of my lifelong love affair with drums and drumming. The idea was to compile a listing of as many of the drummers I could remember playing with and/or meeting since the drum bug hit me back in 1963. We […]