Category Archives: Music

Admiral Freebee

Posted on Saturday, 06/26/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

There was Neil Young in the air tonight as the Doctor and I drove out to the concert. “On The Beach”, to be exact. A beer, a hamburger, a look around, a soundcheck, and there he was: Admiral Freebee – … Continue reading →

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Fender Bender

Posted on Wednesday, 06/23/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Fender is planning to trademark the shape of its Stratocaster (and other models). Heh. “If Fender gets away with this, it will be catastrophic,” says John Suhr, “It’s really kind of hard in this business, because how many different ways … Continue reading →

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Robi Draco who???

Posted on Monday, 06/21/04 by Balint

Humor still belong in news… With his boyish good looks and muscular arms, Rosa played the Latino heartthrob, but also threw his audience a few curves. At one point he spoke of passion and love, then added, “On that note, … Continue reading →

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Lugo are you kidding?

Posted on Monday, 06/21/04 by Balint

In one episode of Walkman Busting, recorded in New York’s Union Square, D’Arcangelo talks to a woman listening to Brazilian Capoeira, while nearby, a couple of teenage rockers are listening to the rap metal band Korn. Someone else is listening … Continue reading →

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Shake It Shankar

Posted on Monday, 06/21/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Not quite the Synclavier, but… The Indian Shankar Drum Ganesh Machine!

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Havaianas

Posted on Saturday, 06/19/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

One of the great things about being married to a South-American girl is you get to discover all sorts of music you previously hadn’t really bothered with. These days Barry Towers is bugging the neighbours not so much with Frank … Continue reading →

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Election Day

Posted on Sunday, 06/13/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Your humble publisher went out to vote this morning. When he got back, this is the first disk he put on the CD-player. Your humble publisher sincerely hopes he has managed to piss off certain parties with his choice of … Continue reading →

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the muffin and the soul man

Posted on Sunday, 06/13/04 by Balint

Has anyone seen the Muffin Men? Never mind, here some memoirs of the soul man, by Tom Fowler. Cheers!

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Ray Charles No More

Posted on Friday, 06/11/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Sad news on a Friday morning: Ray Charles has died, aged 73.

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Another monster (some kind of…)

Posted on Wednesday, 06/09/04 by Balint

OK, I know, deep in our heart we all love Metallica’s St. Anger – I happen to REALLY like it – and now here’s a great parody of it (I made a corection in the link) – I could listen … Continue reading →

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Pieces of Songs

Posted on Tuesday, 06/08/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

“From the openings strains of Heart’s “Barracuda” to the end of The Doors’ “The End”, sometimes there are pieces of songs that are cooler than the song itself.” Okay but… Lionel Ritchie?! Your own favorite “piece of a song”?

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A Warm Gun

Posted on Monday, 05/31/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Waxy.org: “Five days after the assassination of John Lennon, radio engineer Rob Grayson compiled a montage of every Beatles song in alphabetical order and aired it following a ten minute period of silence.” Check out the 16 minute mp3.

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Reggae, Dylan, gMail

Posted on Tuesday, 05/25/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Pardon my snicker. A reggae tribute to Bob Dylan: “Is It Rolling Bob?” (via Evaristo who now has one of those ultrahip 1Gb gmail accounts and will no doubt, be inviting me in shortly – I’d nudge nudge wink wink, … Continue reading →

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Abba To Zappa

Posted on Tuesday, 05/25/04 by Barry's Imaginary Publisher

Abba-to-Zappa the quiz, had me grinning from start to finish – in part I suppose because one of the little band-member puppets kept reminding me of this guy (have a look and you’ll know what I mean, unless you’ve never … Continue reading →