Charlofamous: A Definition

Charlofamous: A Definition

Sure, we’ve all heard about someone who is considered Halifamous (a person who is regarded as famous within the Halifax, Nova Scotia area) but what about her distant country cousin from the land of Anne? Charlofamous: a person who is considered famous within the...
1969 Country Folk Rock Pre-Flight

1969 Country Folk Rock Pre-Flight

Way back in 1969, long before The Eagles, Los Angeles, California friends and roommates Glen Fry and J.D. Souther formed the country folk rock duo Longbranch Pennywhistle and released their self titled debut album in 1970 on Jimmy Bowen’s Amos Records. In...
How Well Do You REALLY Know Your Fav Bands?

How Well Do You REALLY Know Your Fav Bands?

With apologetic nods to Pink Floyd, The Monkees, Led Zeppelin and the Sex Pistols, other than the obvious John, Paul, George & Ringo and perhaps their other BIG FOUR counterparts (Rolling Stones, The Who and The Kinks) relatively speaking there are VERY FEW bands...
Vinyl Resurgence Not A Fad It’s A Fact

Vinyl Resurgence Not A Fad It’s A Fact

The vinyl resurgence is not a FAD nor is it a FETISH.   According to Nielsen’s 2015 Year End Music Report: Vinyl LP’s continued to set new all-time highs with nearly 12 Million units sold in 2015 in the US alone . This marks the 10th straight year of...
Is Apathy Killing Music Today?

Is Apathy Killing Music Today?

Most folks don’t really have much of an inkling as to how incredibly difficult it is these days to get people off their asses and out to shows. I don’t get it. When was it exactly where everyone got so fucking lame? Really? In my teens I prided myself in...
1967’s (other) Psychedelic Masterpiece

1967’s (other) Psychedelic Masterpiece

A little over a month after the world premier of The Beatles “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Heart Club Band” saw the release of the first album by an English folk band of brothers who had recently relocated back to England to find fame and fortune in their...