Well Americans have survived yet another 4th of July, but some can’t say they were exactly what you would call lucky. Several injuries have been reported throughout the country caused by fireworks. In many states fireworks are illegal, so the city will put on their own firework display show to try and cut down on […]

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There are many great musicians, some have gold and platinum records on their walls, some are household names, but few are credited with being the father of an entire genre of music.
Meet Bill Monroe, he is universally lauded as the master of the Bluegrass genre. Bill died in 1996 but his legacy lives on. This […]

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Here is a question for you. What do Tommy Aldridge, Gorden Campbell, Lil’ Mike Mitchell, C.G. Rhyche, Derico Watson, Danny Seraphine, Aaron Spears and Zoro have in common?
Well they are all drummers, but I know you knew that already. The real answer is that they all took part in the  2007 Drummer’s for Jesus event.
This […]

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Martin Atkins is an interesting character, part film maker part musician, and part pop culture commentator.
In this DVD Martin Atkins takes us into the Bejing music scene, and an interesting scene it is. We find Chinese Punk, and even a little Chinese Death Metal. We also find something fairly unique, the guy that plays keyboards […]

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Buddy Miles is probably best known for is association with Jimi Hendrix, he played on Electric Ladyland. This DVD is in part a tribute to Hendrix, Buddy gives us his versions of  ‘Purple Haze’, ‘Voodoo Child’ and ‘Hey Joe’. While they may not be quite the same as the original article, they are never the […]

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What a picnic for lawyers the first time a toddler gets seriously hurt as a result of this nonsense! It looks like the kids are to be given lots of water one way or another but THAT IS DANGEROUS EVEN IN ADULTS — to the point of death. And quite small amounts of […]

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This started life as a book, a 600 page guide for bands on the road. To quote Martin Atkins in the opening sequence “You don’t need no F’ing record label to tour”.
This is your basic ‘how to survive’ guide for bands. Touring is a toll taking adventure, that’s for sure. Martin explains his own theories […]

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Who are Genesis? My lovely wife asked. They are prog rockers I explained. She just gave me ‘The Look’. That’s the look she reserves for anything that isn’t country.
Genesis are a great band, and have been around for 40 years, formed in 1967 they moved rapidly from Pop to being labeled as Prog Rock. In […]

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The Associated Press announced on Friday that old time retailer Montgomery Ward is the latest victim of a data breach, where at least 51,000 records were compromised. The unfortunate problem now is they failed to notify the victims, which is the law in 44 States.
Since Montgomery Ward declared bankruptcy in 2001 this announcement might sound […]

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Unless you are from Hawaii or a Catholic, you probably don’t know about Father Damien, a Belgian priest sent to Hawaii back in the days when Leprosy was considered very infectious, (with the stigma of shame since some considered it an STD) and those with it were quarrantined to a hell hole on the beautiful […]

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I read Save the Press (under a different title: ‘Why we need newspapers’) of Timothy Egan, in the largest English business daily of the world.
I did talk about it in Relentless upheaval in the media. It’s the best (or worst!) example of creative destruction that Schumpeter talked about and which we all can sense. The […]

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