Whaaa-a-a-at, you say? 2012 ain’t over yet? You’re right. It ain’t. But if the Mayans have it right, it will soon be all over so if you don’t mind the indulgence I’ve decided to do what I do every year— post my list of albums which have floated to the top a month early. I do it for a couple of reasons. One, I hate for my list to get mixed in with the rest of those end-of-the-year lists which swarm late December and early January. The timing is all too predictable and if there is anything I don’t like, it’s predictability (which is why I don’t go gaga every time Keith Richards adds another day to his fossilized remains or Mick Jagger farts).
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Frank Gutch Jr: The Best of 2012, Vinylly— The Shoes!, and Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags 101 Essential Records., Alcoholic Faith Mission, Craig Elkins, crooked numbers, Dala, Dan Miraldi, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Green Pajamas, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jeff Gold, Keith Morris, Ken Stringfellow, Laurie Biagini, Maxi Dunn, Munro Melano, Pete Ham, Picture The Ocean, Records, Research Turtles, Roger Hodgson, Sage Run, Shoes, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Sydney Wayser, Ticktockman, Whispering Pines, Winterpills on November 28, 2012 by segariniFrank Gutch Jr: The Best of the First Half of What the Hell Do I Know (It’s 2012, I Think) and That Dorm Guy…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Alcoholic Faith Mission, Arborea, Carrousel, Craig Elkins, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Green Pajamas, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Mist and Mast, Sand, Strawberry Alarm Clock, Sydney Wayser, Ticktockman, Winterpills on May 23, 2012 by segarini
I’m sitting here piecing together the albums I think are the best of the year so far and ready to sing the praises of Sydney Wayser and her magic kingdom, Bell Choir Coast, when the Craig Elkins train t-bones me and scatters what could have been an easy column to the winds. Who am I kidding? It is never easy to write this column, especially when I’m comparing apples to oranges which is pretty much what any “Best Of” or “Greatest” list is. The Truth is, there is no greatest or best of because music is so intensely personal and of the moment that what anyone chooses today they might not choose tomorrow (or even one side) later.
Frank Gutch Jr: Psych: Then and Now….
Posted in Opinion with tags April Wine, Cobra Ramone, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Green Pajamas, Grip Weeds, Indie Artists, Indie Bands, Indie Music, Indie Record Releases, Kink Ador, Neil DelParto, Psych Music, Psychedelic, Sage Run, Skip Prokop, Strawberry Alarm Clock, The Collectors, The Georgian Company, The Kavanaghs, The Paupers, Thomas Hunter, Winterpills on May 9, 2012 by segarini
The Strawberry Alarm Clock just recorded and released a new album. What’s that, you say? The who? No, not The Who. The Strawberry Alarm Clock! You know… Incense and Peppermints? Sit With the Guru? The boys from Santa Barbara? Loose fitting Nehru shirts and white pantaloons? Paisley gone wild? Sigh. Sometimes I think I’ve lived too long.
