Music

AC/DC meets the attack on the Death Star

The video below has been making the internet rounds, but I wanted to make sure you saw it — two…

3 months ago

[Update] Tonight’s gig at JolliMons Island is canceled

It would’ve been the band’s last official gig of 2023 for Tom Hood and the Tropical Sons — which includes yours…

6 months ago

Join me, Tom Hood and the Tropical Sons at JolliMons Island this Tuesday!

Tap to view at full size. After a summer hiatus, Tom Hood and the Tropical Sons (of which I am…

10 months ago

We’re getting the band back together this Tuesday!

JolliMons Island is in Clearwater — 301 S Belcher Road. This Tuesday, September 19th at JolliMons Island in Clearwater, I’ll be…

10 months ago

Jimmy Buffett’s career wasn’t THAT long…

50 decades? That’s 500 years.Tap to view at full size. I think whoever was assembling the “lower third” for CNN’s…

10 months ago

In memory of Sinéad O’Connor: The Hank Shocklee remix of “The Emperor’s New Clothes”

I had this CD single; here’s its J-card.Tap to view at full size. In honor of Sinéad O’Connor, who died…

11 months ago

You say “big nerd” as if it’s a BAD thing…

Thanks to Lara Beaton for the find! I was a synth player before I was an accordion player. Also, electronic…

1 year ago

R.I.P. Gordon Lightfoot

Creative Commons photo by Arnielee.Tap to view the source. Canadian singer-songwriter and absolute music legend Gordon Lightfoot died yesterday at…

1 year ago

“Margaritaville” is now in the Library of Congress’ National Recording Registry!

I’ve been saying it for decades and finally Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden agrees with me. On Wednesday, she included…

1 year ago