At 11:00 A.M. (Paris time) on the 11th of November, 1918, “The Great War”, “The War To End All Wars” a.k.a. World War I, came to an end. The face of Europe was forever changed. However, in this war’s wake, it fostered yet another global conflict, as less than 21 years later the “dogs of war” were let loose once again.
I was digging through my tape drawer this week (yes, I still have cassettes) and while not bemoaning the death of tape, did bemoan the lack of success of a handful of incredible treasures which I have only on tape. To my knowledge, they have never been available on any other format, though I am not sure. Three of them— the only three commercially available— may have suffered because of that. More than one person had made reference to cassette as a non-format in their world— to paraphrase them,“better to miss the music than have it on tape.”
Let’s kick this weeks column off with a brand new video by guitarist Jon Gomm. This dude has worked his ass off to get where he is and deserves all the publicity he gets, which is a damn lot. Brand new and hot off the presses. If nothing else, Gomm is famous for spitting in Simon Cowell’s eye.
I was digging through my tape drawer this week (yes, I still have cassettes) and while not bemoaning the death of tape, did bemoan the lack of success of a handful of incredible treasures which I have only on tape. To my knowledge, they have never been available on any other format, though I am not sure. Three of them— the only three commercially available— may have suffered because of that. More than one person had made reference to cassette as a non-format in their world— to paraphrase them, “better to miss the music than have it on tape.”
Bullseye Records of Canada
Segarini: Don't Believe a Word I Say 