John Lennon just wants the truth. It’s a new video for an old song, but just as timely today as when it was recorded in the seventies.
Our Latest 35 Music Items
Here is the latest music update. Some of these were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife and/or kid. The CDs are first, then the vinyl, then a cassette, then a 8-track (yes, really). Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?
Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!
ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COUNTRY – COMMENTS
Lennon, John – Imagine Box Set cd 5 US 4 CDs, 2 Blu-Rays
Prince – Piano & A Microphone 1983 Deluxe Set cd 5 US CD, Vinyl, and booklet
Lennon, John – Starting Over cd 5 US Promo
Metric – Art Of Doubt cd 5 US
Chvrches – Love Is Dead cd 5 US
Death Cab For Cutie – Thank You For Today cd 5 US
Parker, Graham – Cloud Symbols cd 5 UK
Van Zandt, Townes – Texas Troubadour cd 5 US Box set
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Pictures From The 2018 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip
Hello again, family, friends, and everyone else. The pictures from our 2018 trip to Seattle and the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival (and much more!) are now online! We had a great time and so did our friends. Take a look at the pictures!
If you are thinking of going in 2019, let me know!
If you have any questions, just ask. And leave a comment if you want….
2018 Seattle and Bumbershoot photos
What we did on the 2018 trip – part 1
What we did on the 2018 trip – part 2
The 2018 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip – Part 2
Click here to read part 1 first
Continued from part 1. I’ll post some pictures soon.
Saturday September 1
Day 2 of the Bumbershoot Music And Arts Festival. All threee festival days it was lunch at Veggie Grill, a quick monorail ride, and then Bumbershoot. The first thing among our selections today was a sampling of the Film Festival, this group called Films For Families. These are award-winning short films, usually 6 or 7 in about an hour. We see a sampling every year and it’s always interesting. Next, Petra went to catch part of music set by Skating Polly and then met us at one of the comedy venues for Off Book: The Improvised Musical. This was two people with a guest comedian doing an improv story as a musical. It was about an hour and a quarter of a wildly imaginitive story made up on the fly with spontaneous music numbers (broadway style) throughout. I am very serious when I say this was really really really funny. I was laughing out loud for much of it and marveling at their creativity the rest of the time. It was a major highlight. Next up we saw musical duo Marian Hill, who used samples and prerecorded backing but added a lot to it. Oddly, they played their hit “Down” first but the crowd really liked them anyway. [continued]
The 2018 Seattle And Bumbershoot Trip – Part 1
It’s our annual trip to Seattle for the Bumbershoot Music and Arts Festival. We go every year, since 2001, making this our 18th year in a row. And we love it more than ever. This year our granddaughter Josephine went with us again. Also traveling, our friends Mama O and Claudia (first time for her).
I’ll post some pictures soon, but first, here’s what we did on our trip.
Tuesday August 28th
We took the Blue Van to the airport and caught our Southwest flight to Seattle’s SEA-TAC airport. From there we took the Link Light Rail, easy-peasy, to a few blocks from our condo at the Worldmark Seattle aka The Camlin. It was too early to check in so we stowed our luggage and walked down to El Borracho, near Pike Place Market, for some tasty Mexican food (with numerous vegan options of course). By then it was time to check in at the Camlin so we unpacked then walked to the monorail, which we took to the Seattle Center. We lounged around the International Fountain for a while, it’s pretty and peaceful. We walked across and down the street to Bartell’s Drugs (upstairs) and the Metropolitan Market (downstairs) and bought some supplies for the week. We took the stuff on the monorail back to the Camliln. We talked up with trip-mates Mama O and Claudia for a bit, then called it a night. [continued]
Terrific Tunes For Tuesday – Take 68
You probably remember “Cars”, Gary’s big hit from the seventies. It was a pretty cool song, unlike anything else at the time. That was then and this is now. Well, he’s been making music ever since then, of varying types and with little to no success or fame. But talent and quality once again win out in the end and his career is in a resurgence. And deservedly so. His last couple alums are super-strong and he sounds fresh even after all these years. Seriously, buy the latest album Savage (Songs From A Broken World). And the one before it Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind) is just as good if not even better. Wonderful, moody, atmospheric, gripping, and powerful stuff…
Here’s the video for “My Name Is Ruin” off the latest album, a post-apoctalytic vision of the “broken world”. That’s his daughter in the video and backup vocals.
Get the music – shop -> Gary Numan
Our Latest 28 Music Items
Here is the latest music update. Some of these were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife and/or kid. The CDs are first, then the vinyl, then a cassette. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?
Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!
ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COUNTRY – COMMENTS
Cure, The – Mixed Up +Extras + Torn Down cd 5 US Three CD version
Staples, Mavis – If All I Was Was Black cd 5 US
Briggs, Bishop – Church Of Scars cd 5 US
Briggs, Bishop – Bishop Briggs cd 5 US
Sylvan Esso – What Now cd 5 US
Carlile, Brandi – By The Way, I Forgive you cd 5 US
Decemberists, The – I’ll Be Your Girl cd 5 US
Nelson, Bill – Close Encounters In The Garden Of Lights cd 5 US
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Andrew McMahon And Friends – May 18, 2018
We went to Ace Of Spades in Sacramento for this most excellent show. Andrew has been writing and performing great songs for many years, with Jack’s Mannequin, Something Corporate, and more recently on his own as Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness. This show was a warm visit to his “living room” as his guests came by to perform with him: Allen Stone, Bob Oxblood, and Zac Clark. Andrew’s songs are so well-written and the lyrics are so clever and meaningful. Some of the songs got a stripped down treatment and some got a different arrangement, and then some just flat-out rocked. It was one of the best shows I’ve seen in quite a while.
Click here for photos from the show
Are you a fan too? Leave me a comment at the end of this post…
Andrew McMahon music on Amazon
I Love Me Some Music
Hmm, time for a trip to the record store?
Yellow Submarine Returning To Theaters
To celebrate the 50th anniversary! This is one of my all-time favorite movies. I’ve see it at least twenty times and still love it completely. For all ages to enjoy too.
In Case Of Fire…
In case of fire, rescue my records. And CDs. And tapes. And music memorabilia. And anything else that has to do with music.
Our Latest 21 Music Items
Here is the latest music update. Some of these were new, some were used, most were cheap, a couple were free, and of course some were for the wife and/or kid (you’ll see). The CDs are first, then a cassette, then the vinyl after. Click on the “read more” link to see the whole post. Do you love any of these? Hate any of them? Or are you just confused?
Read all the way to the end and then leave me a comment!
ARTIST – TITLE – FORMAT – SIZE – COUNTRY – COMMENTS
Byrne, David – American Utopia CD 5 US
Harrison, Dhani – In///Parallel CD 5 US
XTC – Black Sea CD 5 UK CD + Blu-Ray
TC&I – Great Aspirations CD 5 UK Autographed – Terry Chambers & Colin Moulding from XTC
St. Vincent – Masseduction CD 5 US
Happy Birthday Woody!
Happy Birthday to one of our best filmmakers.
