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The Ballad Of Bob Dylan
"Like A Maggie's Positively Leopard-Skin Homesick Blues"
Full disclosure: I'm about to brag a little about a song I love that I wrote and performed. It's a LONG love letter to Bob Dylan that sounds like mid-1960s Dylan while singing in 2020 about his past 55 years.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-08-09 Read post
John Mellencamp - Underrated Songs
Check It Out
Some John Mellencamp non-hits that I love came up recently in the old random machine. So, I thought I should put 10 of his songs that deserved better in front of you here for your enjoyment. Dig in.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-08-02 Read post
Endless Drummer
Kevin's Story & Some Great Advice
Quasi-Bigfella Kevin Walker shares his story as a drummer: When he fell in love with it, what he's learned and his personal advice to drummers.
Posted by Kevin Walker on 2022-07-26 Read post
J.D. Boucharde
We Lost A Really Good Guy
Though I'm not the first person to eulogize San Diego musician J.D. Boucharde or even his closest friend, I've got plenty of great things to say about JD here - many of which I'm now happy that I did tell him when he was alive.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-07-19 Read post
Album Art
Are Musicians Getting Their Money's Worth?
Guest author and veteran music journalist Jim Trageser takes a deep dive into the history of album art and if it truly is a factor in selling records
Posted by Jim Trageser on 2022-07-12 Read post
July 4, 2015 - Guemes Island, WA
The 4th of July Festival That Wasn't
A tale of a beautiful island haven in Northwest Washington where the locals love us, even when they temporarily hated the venue we played at.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-07-05 Read post
Favorite SNL Sketches
A Saturday Night Live Playlist
We aren't trying to change a lot of comedy minds here. Just trying to put a lot of (personal) favorite SNL sketches in one place for viewing purposes.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-06-28 Read post
Rock Critics
The Good, The Bad & The Pretentious
We put on our music fan hats and lament the lack of entertaining and/or useful music reviews over the past 50 years.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-06-21 Read post
The Lawrence Welk Show
A Counter To The Counter-Culture
Reprint of Charlie article for San Diego Troubadour. You might not know it but we are one of the most foremost experts on The Lawrence Welk Show (of people who are still alive).
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-06-14 Read post
Prince's "1999"
It's Four Different Songs In Four Decades
An exploration of "1999" by Prince and how a party song actually changes its meaning over the years
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-06-07 Read post
Adam & Eve & Ted & Alice
The Comic Book That Instead Became A Song
Once upon a time, we wrote and recorded a song called "Adam & Eve & Ted & Alice" which isn't as irreverent as one would think. Here's everything you want to know about the song. And more.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-05-31 Read post
A Tom Waits Celebration: Part 2
Great Playlist
In Part 2 of our Tom Waits fest we give you a sneaky way in if you're not yet a fan, a killer Top 50 playlist and why some of our favorites are our favorites
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-05-24 Read post
A Tom Waits Celebration: Part 1
Six Degrees Of Tom Waits
People either love or hate Tom Waits, not too much room in-between. In Part 1 of our celebration, we define the six degrees of Tom Waits
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-05-17 Read post
Don't Give It Away
How Some Bands End Up Playing For Free
Bands have to do a lot for free to be heard, but playing at a club where there's an audience is not one of them.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-05-10 Read post
October 12, 2004 - Chicago
Wise Fools Pub show
We try to convey how fantastic this little 30-person show was in Chicago on a small Midwestern tour from a small California band in 2004.
Posted by Charlie Recksieck on 2022-05-03 Read post
