I’m indulging myself; I just love this album, and it really just fits today’s mood. It’s a live, lively psych stretch from 1968 San Francisco so you know what you’re getting into. No Donny & Marie material here, sorry. H.P. Lovecraft was formed in Chicago in 1967, but found their …
The majority of my library is composed of artists from Canada, the USA, the UK & Australia. I thought I’d throw this playlist net farther afield to catch songs from other countries. Of course, we’re familiar with bands like The Scorpions & Golden Earring, but I did not exclude them; …
This is Osibisa’s self-titled first album, released in 1971. It has an added artistic bonus with cover art by Roger Dean. Although the group formed in London in 1969, the band members hailed from Africa & the Caribbean: Teddy Osei (tenor saxophone), Sol Amarfio (drums), Mac Tontoh (trumpet, flugelhorn) from …
This playlist was inspired by this weekend’s weather. Saturday was 21C/70F, very sunny & I got a bit of a burn on my arm cuz it’s pasty white from the winter. Sunday it’s snowing up a storm, just below freezing and I think I see Santa peeking outta the fir …
Harry Manx was born on the Isle of Man in 1955 and the family immigrated to Canada when he was 6. He spent time as a roadie and sound engineer at the El Mocambo in Toronto. He left Canada at age 20 to busk in Europe and Japan. It was …
I haven’t been on a train journey for a very long time, but I enjoyed the last one I was on. Depending on your need, locale & budget, a train journey can range from luxurious to an exercise in endurance. Obviously, I want to be more on the luxurious end. …
If you’re a guitar & blues fan, Johnny Winter is no stranger at all. This is his “And” band, comprised of Winter, Rick Derringer, Randy Jo Hobbs & Bobby Caldwell. The album was released in March, 1971 and consists of live performances from 1970 at the Fillmore East in New …
A while back I had a post on fuzz effect with guitars. I thought it time to take a boo at another effect that is music to the ears: tremolo. Tremolo has been used in a variety of musical styles for a long time, and I’ve selected a few favourites …
How can one go wrong with a band named “The Brimstone Solar Radiation Band”? Add in instruments like the bouzouki & the sitar, that they come from Norway and they released a song called Norwaii Five-O. This was more than enough quirk for me to look into them. This is …
Truly a musical master that has marched to his own tune, Todd Rundgren has been successful as a solo artist, a band member (Utopia) and a record producer. He has led developments in using the internet, software & interactivity to further enhance the musical experience. Link to his wiki page. He …
