Category Archives: Bowie

2017: My Year Of Bowie Guitarists

Posted on February 15, 2019 by

After seeing King Crimson in the fall of 2017, it occurred to me that 2017 was marked as a period where, for one reason or another, I seemed to be seeing a lot of artists who played lead guitar with … Continue reading →

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Mott The Hoople Are Touring America In ’74 Configuration

Posted on February 14, 2019 by

A few weeks ago I was hanging around the Trouser Press Forum, and to what to my wond’ring eyes did appear but a thread discussing the fact that Mott The Hoople were mounting their first US tour since 1974 in … Continue reading →

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Simple Minds Revisit Modern Era; Reissue Rejuvenation BSOG

Posted on February 6, 2019 by

Glorioski! It’s been difficult around lately here what with inclement weather impacting my job, and lunch hours sacrificed on the altar of 40 hours a week. Then there was that annoying identity theft issue, haircut appointments, etc. and not only … Continue reading →

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Record Review: Frankie Goes To Hollywood – Rage Hard (✚) (✚✚) ✪

Posted on November 21, 2018 by

Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Rage Hard UK CD5 [1986] Rage Hard [+ edit] Rage Hard [compacted (✚) (✚✚) ✪] Suffragette City (Don’t Lose What’s Left) Of Your Little Mind (Excerpt)/Roadhouse Blues [short] The wait for 12″ singles to make the leap … Continue reading →

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Heaven 17 Duo Form New Splinter Faction – Afterhere

Posted on October 29, 2018 by

I recently got wind of a new branch growing from the Heaven 17 tree and just remembered to investigate it. I heard about this a few months ago and discussed it with the H17 fans that I knew, and Berenice … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | Nick Lowe – Jesus Of Cool DLX RM

Posted on September 10, 2018 by

This has been an album that I have wanted for over 30 years. At first, I was indifferent to Lowe’s tuneful New Wave pop since when he popped up on my radar, he was closer to the mainstream than the … Continue reading →

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30 Days: 30 Albums | David Bowie – Live Nassau Coliseum ’76

Posted on September 7, 2018 by

David Bowie should be an artist whose full canon exists in my Record Cell. I thought that it was, by the late 90s, when I finally bought the heretofore studiously avoided “Let’s Dance” and “Tonight.” I was spared buying “Never … Continue reading →

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