Time flies...

Hey there groovies and groovettes! Where does the time go! Seems like just a few weeks ago I was taking pictures of alla my records and telling y'all about it. Another long gap between entries and it also doesn't look like we're gonna make it through alla the albums this year. Unless, of course, I go on a non-stop 5 day listening marathon.

Well, it's been 13 months now since NOTIMEWARP RADIO went into ghost hiatus mode. Man, do I hate it. During this time, I've met some pretty hep cats on Facebook who would so appreciate the righteous grooves delivered on a daily basis by said radio station. And the music I've acquired in that time needs to be spread out there for all to hear! So, with alla that in mind, I think it's time for a comeback. The best I can do at this point, is to return to the same format I had before on Live 365. A lotta the limitations from before are still there, on both their end and on mine too but, at least getting the songs out there is doable. As time progresses, I'll keep working (stop laughing) and researching and gathering to someday present the kind of station I know needs to be out there. So, the time frame we're shootin' fer is around the enda the year, give or take a coupla few months either way. Finding time to do alla the work is hard this time of year (YOU buy a sports package and try not to get yer money's worth) but each passing day, that passion burns hotter and hotter. Follow the blog and the fan page on Facebook for updates and alla that jazz.

The ultra cool pic is from Jimmie Vaughan's show here back in June. Not the sharpest of pics but still ultra cool. Now to watch some Rolling Stones...
Albums listened to since last post; "I Robot", "Pyramid" (Alan Parsons Project), "Now and Zen" (Robert Plant), "Flowers", "Flashpoint", "Stripped" (Rolling Stones), "The Joshua Tree" (U2), "Trouble in Mind" (Mance Lipscomb), "Minute By Minute" (Doobie Brothers), "Magazine", "Bebe Le Strange", "Greatest Hits / Live" (Heart), "Before the Rain" (Lee Oskar), "No Reason to Cry" (Eric Clapton) . Total listened to: 150. To go: 438 (142 days)

Mighty musical Memorial Day weekend...

Lotsa great stuff for the ears and eyes this holiday weekend! Friday started off with a free concert by The Plateros at Ft. McDowell Community Center, just northeast of Phoenix. It'd been a coupla years since I'd seen them play. Bassist-Father-Buddha Murphy Platero has since stepped down as the band's bass player to oversee the band's business operations. Now Bronson Begay handles the bass playing duties and background vocals. The band still throws out a bunch of tasty blues and rock covers (including a ridiculous cover of ZZ Top's 'Just Got Paid', albeit via Joe Bonamassa) and mixes in some of their own stuff as well. They played a few brand new songs that showed a shift towards a funk-blues-rock direction, which should really help set them apart from a lotta blues bands out there now. It also is a bit of a relief to see them ease away from the heavy Los Lonely Boys influence that dominated their debut CD, "Hang On".

The following night, I began a project I've been meaning to get around to for some time; photgraphing my entire 12" vinyl collection. Starting around 9p Saturday, I took picture after picture until I finally reached the point of "you're not gonna get this done before sunrise" (which was only half way through) and went to bed at 4:30a. And what a great opportunity to listen to more vinyl! I usually went with whatever I just took a picture of at the time of the previous record finishing. Some of those are listed below. Anyways, more on that next time!

Albums listened to since last post; "Candy Man" (Mississippi John Hurt), "Surrealistic Pillow" (Jefferson Airplane), "Riptide" (Robert Palmer), "Strikes" (Blackfoot), "4 Way Street" (Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young), "Dog and Butterfly" (Heart), "Mike's Murder" (Joe Jackson), "Honky Dory", "Tonight" (David Bowie), "Laid Back" (Gregg Allman), "Wired" (Jeff Beck), "Sam Cooke", "Bob Dylan", "Great Moments with B.B. King", "I Robot" (Alan Parsons Project). Total listened to: 136. To go: 552 (214 days).

The Candy Man...

Hey, look! Another blog entry! With almost half the year gone (already?), I'm nowhere near half way through my albums. It's still not impossible to get through them all. Got a holiday weekend coming up! Anyways, today's video is from Mississippi John Hurt, an appearance he made on a show Pete Seger had. If there was a king of the Counrty Blues, it was Hurt. Dig on this one;



Albums listened to since last post; "Live" (Robin Trower), "Dreamboat Annie", "Little Queen" (Heart), "Ladies Invited", "Nightmares" (J. Geils Band), "The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt", "So Many Roads" (John Hammond), "Pryor Goes Foxx Hunting" (Redd Foxx & Richard Pryor), "The Cream" (John Lee Hooker), "Ralf & Florian" (Kraftwerk).Total listened to: 121. To go: 567 (228 days).

For your pleasure...

Well, I wanted to do a nice little entry on Roxy Music today. I listened to a good chunk of my RM collection. But, that life... it just keeps pullin' ya in all different directions. So, once again, I've dug out a video from something from one of those records. This one's from 1976, performed in Stockholm.



Albums listened to since last post; "Full House", "Bloodshot" (J. Geils Band), "Mercy" (Steve Jones), "New Orleans Heat" (Albert King), "Secrets" (Robert Palmer), "The Piper at the Gates of Dawn", "Ummagumma" (Pink Floyd), "For Your Pleasure", "Stranded", "Country Life", "Siren" (Roxy Music), "Melting Pot" (Booker T. and the MG's).Total listened to: 111. To go: 577 (335 days).

24 hours at a time...

Good evening, music lovers! I'm getting close to catching up on my blog entries here. I still need to drop the needle a buncha more times. Today's blog video is from the Marshall Tucker Band. Southern Rock that tended to go in a more Country - Jazz direction. Brothers Toy and Tommy Caldwell anchored this band from Spartenburg, SC through the 70's. Tommy passed away shortly after the release of "Running Like the Wind". The video is from 1975 at Charlie Dainel's Volunteer Jam. Charlie joins in with some mean fiddle playing. Dig it;




You can also find an absolutely epic version of this song on their "Where We All Belong" album. Groovin' right along...

Albums listened to since last post; "Marshall Tucker Band", "Searchin' for a Rainbow", "Long Hard Ride", "Carolina Dreams", "Running Like the Wind", "Together Forever" (Marshall Tucker Band), "Not of This Earth" (Joe Satriani), "The Tubes", "Blind Faith". Total listened to: 99. To go: 589.

Record Store Day blues 2011

Ok, I didn't get the Blues as much as I brought home some Blues. Despite the date at the top of the post, today is Record Store Day 2011, April 16. I scanned the list of special releases coming out today and prepared my list. After synching up my CD and album lists with my Blackberry, I hit the road. First store was modestly packed and I was able to find one record on my list, the special reissue of John Hammond (Jr.)'s "So Many Roads". Sporting a stellar support cast of Robbie Robertson, Levon Helm, Garth Hudson, Mike Bloomfield (on piano!), and Charlie Musselwhite, I figured this belongs amongst my other pieces of great aural history. The next store was within walking distance and, after a short wait for them to open ("Don't they know this is a holiday?"), we all go in to find out the store didn't order any of the Record Store Day releases. Not cool. It's really a great record store (do NOT look behind the counter...) but this was bad form. I headed over to store #3 to complete my day's shopping. In the mix was a reissue of the fantastic "The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt" (Country Blues at it's best) and a CD reissue of "Power of Soul: A Tribute to Jimi Hendrix". I was actually kinda fooled by a special release of a 3 song single, with 2 songs from the CD and an unreleased live version of Robert Randolph doing 'Purple Haze'. Funny that the CD I bought had an issue date of 2011, when the CD was originally issued in 2004. In any event, it's well worth picking up for Clapton's scorching version of 'Burning of the Midnight Lamp', Prince's 'Purple House', Santana's 'Spanish Castle Magic', and a ridiculous 'Power of Soul' by Bootsy Collins with help from George Clinton and the P-Funk All-Stars. These songs were playlist staples when I had NOTIMEWARP RADIO going. I also grabbed me a CD copy of John Lennon's "Walls and Bridges" and the DVD of "Ladies and Gentlemen, The Rolling Stones". Not a bad score, I think. Too bad the Pink Floyd, Live in London 66/67 disc wasn't still available. While I really dig the resurgence of vinyl, both records cost me (give or take a coupla) $20. I've never paid that much for a single piece of music before. I think the record companies still aren't getting it or they've just found another way to stick it to us. For an industry so panicked about people stealing music, they continue to put it out there at excessive costs. Dunno... in my book, it just encourages people to look for cheaper options, which, while the anger is directed at the record labels, it's the artist who gets screwed again. But, anyway, time to get the good vibes going with that John Hammond record, some BBQ beans, a burger, then the Rolling Stones when they were the absolute baddest mofos on the planet! Down in the grooves...


Albums listened to since last post; "Aja" (Steely Dan), "Harvest" (Neil Young), "Stampede" (Doobie Brothers), "Touchdown" (Bob James), "No Wave" (Various), "About Face" (David Gilmour), "Al Green's Greatest Hits", "In the Mood" (John Lee Hooker), "The Secret Value of Daydreaming" (Julian Lennon). Total listened to: 90. To go: 598.

Oozing through the grooves...

Another large gap between posts but, here we are today. Gots the creative jones creeping in as I grab some more new music for the collection, itching to pick up my camera again, Record Store 2011 approaches, listening to tons of music all stirred up on my ipod classic... inspiration just oozing from all directions. It's starting to look like I'm gonna need some serious listening marathons to get through the whole collection by year's end. Regardless if I get through them all, I'm finding some great stuff I either haven't heard in years or just plain forget about. So, this edition's video is from 1975 as the Doobie Brothers rip through 'Neal's Fandango' and 'Road Angel', which the last one comes from the "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" album. The Doobies were my first "real" favorite band. I bought my first album, "The Captain and Me" for my 10th birthday. The Doobies were called a "bubblegum rock" band back then and I never got that. Ok, I was into them and was a 10 year old but, they weren't playing mindless pop; these guys rocked! Dig the vid -



Albums listened to since last post; "Toulouse Street", "What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits" (Doobie Brothers), "Band of Gypsys" (Jimi Hendrix), "Ghost in the Machine" (Police), "Gaucho" (Steely Dan), "Jailbreak" (Thin Lizzy), "Sweet Dreams" (Eurythmics), "Stone Crazy" (Buddy Guy), "Purple Rain" (Prince), "Sly & the Family Stone Greatest Hits". Total listened to: 81. To go: 605.