I’m ashamed at myself. Maybe I am, but maybe I’m not. I’m brainwashed so what does it matter? As a long standing vocal critic of the corporate music world and just about anything releated to George Orwell, things Orwellian or “the establishment,” I’ve sold out as a musician to big brother. Two years ago, I [...]
I found out (by accident I guess) that there’s an oldies radio station in the Seattle area again. The call letters are KMCQ, broadcasting at 104.5 FM. It’s not a high powered border blaster; the signal is a bit weak from where I live on the west side of Tacoma, but it comes in clear [...]
40 years ago this weekend, Sullivan County New York was invaded by enough people match the current metropolitan population of Seattle. Yeah, it was Woodstock. I find it strange that not that many people are making a buzz about it this weekend. Sure, some people thought it was nothing more than a sea of mud [...]
This might be wishful thinking, but I think Seattle’s KIXI AM may be the new popular oldies station in town before too long. After the horrid, stupid and just plain dumb transition of Seattle oldies station KBSG to FM talk format, I sent a message to the staff at KIXI (I am a member of [...]
From CNN: (CNN) — Ventures lead guitarist Bob Bogle, whose fretwork on such instrumental hits such as “Walk — Don’t Run” and “Hawaii Five-O” influenced countless bands, died Sunday in Vancouver, Washington. Bob Bogle (second from left) co-founded the Ventures, the highly influential instrumental band. He was 75. The cause was non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, according to [...]
…And remind everyone how absolutely lousy Seattle-Tacoma radio entertainment is. I just got back from attending one of my son’s wedding in Albuquerque last weekend. I had a cool radio in the hotel room. It was a Hyatt, after all. After listening to the stations there, I almost didn’t want to come back. Now, dig [...]
