Puddles is back at PMJ
Our old buddy Puddles Pity Party has a new posting at Post Modern Jukebox. The site has many of the newer posts besides Puddles so enjoy! This link will take you directly to Puddles take on Blink 182 .
FTV: JB and The One
“The hardest working man in show business.” James Brown couldn’t even escape this title when he died in December of 2006. His family memorial service was squeezed between bookend engagements at The Apollo Theater in New York City and the James Brown Arena in Augusta, Georgia. In holding true with his life on the road, […]
FTV: Woody the Spider
Contrary to an urban musical myth I am about to burst, not all rock drummers hailing from across the pond are named Mick. Listening to Jeff Beck’s Truth recently (with that relatively unknown vocalist named Rod Stewart out front), I noted the exceptional drumming done by Mick Waller. This got me to […]
From the Vaults: Rickey Medlocke
There is no reason at all for readers to recognize the name Tom Dowdy. Resplendent in his rhinestone encrusted shirt, he hosted an eponymously titled TV show in Jacksonville, Florida that featured a lot of the popular bluegrass and country artists of the day. Roy Rogers even brought along his horse, Trigger. Though his […]
PMJ Rides again (still?) . . .
A Vintage ’50s Remake of “Sledgehammer,” featuring Noah Guthrie We have an exciting PMJ debut this week – meet Noah Guthrie, an incredible young singer / songwriter that has already amassed a large follower, thanks to his musical gifts. Check out what we did with Peter Gabriel’s 1986 hit, “Sledgehammer” – Watch on our […]
Release date set for BEAUTIFUL MAN FROM MARS
JACK SPANN TO RELEASE BEAUTIFUL MAN FROM MARS Making The Strange and Fabulous Digestible One Song At A Time New York City, NY March 16th, 2017—Jack Spann has had an incredible couple of years. The Saint Louis native has lived in New York City for the last 16 years and established himself as one of […]
FTV: Of Partridge and Cowsills – part 2
In 1967, The Cowsills made a big enough splash with their million selling record The Rain, The Park and Other Things that they were booked for ten appearances on The Ed Sullivan Show. In their first appearance (October 29, 1967), there were audio problems and the band appeared to be miming for 20 to […]
FTV: Of Cowsills and Partridge – Part 1
In a moment of channel surfing, I recently landed upon the movie version of the 1960s counterculture musical Hair staring Treat Williams. I never saw the movie when it came out and I vaguely remember Treat Williams involvement, but I am more familiar with him from his role in the SciFi / horror classic […]
Joe Bonamassa on Aqualung
Joe Bonamassa recently posted this clip of Ian Anderson’s performance of Aqualung with one of the vintage versions of Jethro Tull – I agree with his assessment – SMART rock but FUN rock – k
FTV: Voice Lessons
My mother has always loved to sing and even at age 93, she is unhappy when her Troubadour singing group fails to meet. The Troubadours are a group at her residence (Brookridge Heights in Marquette) that gather on Sundays to sing and on the occasions when they don’t meet, she is always disappointed. It […]