Twenty-one little pink salamanders pass me by tonight Twenty-one little red tongues are flickering in my sight Amphibious thoughts are flowing with the salamanders showing Of the “touch of evil” tinted black and white Seventeen fat ripe rats hold stacks of juniper pie aloft Thirty-four clever rat hands are juggling tarts on high These rodents [...]
Does anybody else in here feel the way I do?
May 2, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Does anybody here remember Vera Lynn? Remember how she said That we would meet again Some sunny day Vera! Vera! What has become of you? Does anybody else in here feel the way I do? Bring the boys back home Bring the boys back home Bring the boys back home Don’t leave the children on [...]
Happy Birthday Townes Van Zandt
March 7, 2011 By Leave a Comment
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John Townes Van Zandt (March 7, 1944 – January 1, 1997), best-known as Townes Van Zandt, was an American country-folk music singer-songwriter, performer, and poet. Many of his songs, including “If I Needed You,” “To Live is to Fly,” and “No Place to Fall” are considered standards of their genre. AllMusic has called him “one [...]
A Thousand Psychic Wars
December 11, 2010 By Leave a Comment
You see me now a veteran of a thousand psychic wars I’ve been living on the edge so long, where the winds of limbo roar And I’m young enough to look at, and far too old to see All the scars are on the inside I’m not sure that there’s anything left of me Don’t [...]
Genius
November 19, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Warren Zevon‘s last appearance on Late Night with David Letterman, performing his “modestly titled” song “Genius” from the album My Ride’s Here. Enjoy every sandwich. I’ve got a bitter pot of je ne sais quoi Guess what-I’m stirring it with a monkey’s paw Since I saw you coming out of my barber’s shop In that [...]
Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha.
November 12, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Hello. Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha, Ha. You never listened to a word that I said You only seen me For the clothes that I wear Or did the interest go so much deeper It must have been The colour of my hair. Public Image. What you wanted was never made [...]
Classic Rock Alert!
November 5, 2010 By Leave a Comment
On this day in 1965, the Who released the single My Generation in the United Kingdom, and changed rock and roll forever. 45 years since the unleashing of the song famous for the line “Hope I die before I get old“…sadly, Keith Moon fulfilled that part by checking out at 32 and John Entwistle only [...]
Flashback Alert: Backwater
September 16, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The Meat Puppets are an American rock band formed in January 1980, in Phoenix, Arizona. The group’s original lineup was Curt Kirkwood (guitar/vocals), his brother Cris Kirkwood (bass guitar), and Derrick Bostrom (drums). The Kirkwood brothers met Bostrom while attending Brophy Prep High School in Phoenix. The three then moved to Tempe, Arizona (a Phoenix [...]
Roger Waters on The Wall: 30 Years Later
September 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Cover of Pink Floyd The Wall The following is an excerpt of an article from the Sept. 30 issue of Rolling Stone. This issue is available Wednesday on newsstands and Friday, Oct. 1, online via Rolling Stone’s premium subscription plan. Roger Waters is about to launch a tour where a 36-foot-high wall will rise up [...]
Avoid trends and cliches
September 14, 2010 By Leave a Comment
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The Tragically Hip, often referred to simply as The Hip by radio, is a Canadian rock band from Kingston, Ontario, consisting of Gordon Downie (lead vocals and guitar), Paul Langlois (guitar), Rob Baker (guitar, known as Bobby Baker until 1994), Gord Sinclair (bass) and Johnny Fay (drums). Since their formation in 1983 they have released [...]