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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 […]
In the May 8, 2026 edition Green Sheets, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ran a headline feature entitled ‘Awareness about hearing loss raised by Jane Lynch’. Lynch is a 65-year-old actress and comedian who many will remember for her role as the, ‘ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester on Glee’. This wasn’t a show I had watched […]
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 […]
Congratulations to the WOAS-FM 91.5 DJs and Communications Class for earning FIRST PLACE in the state for this year’s Don’t be Distracted safe driving campaign. 2025-26 was the 11th consecutive year WOAS-FM has taken part in the state-wide Strive 4 a Safer Drive (S4SD) program by applying for a $1,000 grant to cover material costs […]
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 […]
Watching the Weather Channel makes one feel sorry for all those people whose lives are turned upside down by the latest meteorological disaster. Floods, fire, blizzards, ice storms, hurricanes…name a natural disaster that may be lurking around the corner and ask yourself, “How many times have I been close to something like this?” We moved […]
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 […]
After reading Mark Volman’s biography (Happy Forever … as chronicled in two parts – FTV: The Turtles 3-4-26 and Flo & Eddie 4-1-26 (it wasn’t a typical autobiography as 90 percent of it was contributed by his colleagues, friends, and family)), I was inspired to take a ‘wayback machine’ trip to examine my encounters […]