The first thing David Bullock said to me when I asked about his new EP, In the Waking World, was, and this is paraphrased, “How do I write my bio without emphasizing Space Opera?” I wanted to say hell if I know but the more I thought about it the easier it seemed. Only because I probably know more about that band than maybe a dozen people out there (beyond the crazies who go out of their ways to find out what a musician has for breakfast).
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Frank Gutch Jr: David Bullock: The Price of Obscurity and the Struggle For Balance; Plus Notes
Posted in Opinion, Review with tags American West, bill jackson, Circumstantial Evidence, David Bullock, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., Frank Secich, Hardin Burns, In the Waking World, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jeff Ellis, jim colegrove, Keith Morris, Laura Oden, Little Whisper & The Rumors, Matthew Zeltzer, Merrell Fankhauser, Michael Harrison, music, music videos, Nobby Clegg, OK GO, radio, Research Turtles, Ric Todd, Space Opera, Stephen Bruton, susan james, The Big Motif, The Bluebonnets, The Crooked Numbers, The Lonely Wild on November 10, 2015 by segariniFrank Gutch Jr: Jim Colegrove… Death, Chicago, and Nixon… Plus Notes
Posted in Opinion with tags Atlantic Records, Bell Records, Corky Laing, DBAWIS, Deep Purple, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Felix Pappalardi, Frank Gutch Jr., Gail Collins, Indie Artists, Indie Music, jim colegrove, Metropole Cafe, music videos, N.D. Smart II. Bo Grumpus, radio, Records, segarini, Shaun Cromwell, susan james on August 25, 2015 by segariniWhen last we heard from Mr. Colegrove, he was headed back to Ohio with drummer N.D. Smart II for Christmas. When he got back, the first person he called was his old buddy Phil. They talked over old times with Phil’s brother, Bruce, and as Jim told them of the happenings in the Big Apple, Bruce became enraptured. He had a week before classes were to start up again so he volunteered to drive Jim back. When it was time, they piled Jim’s belongings into Bruce’s VW and headed back. Two days later, they were in New York.
Frank Gutch Jr: The Saga of Jim Colegrove, Chapter Six: Plus Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Amy Correia, bill jackson, Bo Grumpus, Brady Earnhart, C-Leb & The Kettle Black, Circus Maximus, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Felix Pappalardi, Frank Gutch Jr., Hello People, Indie Artists, Indie Music, jim colegrove, Jimm McIver, Kangaroo, Kate Burke & Ruth Hazleton, Kora Feder, music, music videos, N.D. Smart II, No Small Children, nocona, Ransom & The Subset, Records, Rita Hosking, segarini, Stevie Wright, The Easybeats, The Madisons, Tom Dyer, Zombie Garden Club on July 7, 2015 by segariniHaving given you five chances to look behind the curtains of a life of a rock ‘n’ roller of more stature than most people these days could possibly know— that of Fort Worth’s Jim Colegrove— I have decided to give you a sixth. Call I a bonus, if you will— a chance to experience second-hand an era of music most of you could not possibly know. A chance to see the machinations of an industry, for that is what it became, in its growth stages. So far it has involved a string of names many would recognize— Felix Pappalardi and Gene Pitney and Lou Adler and so many more. Let us add a few more as the band he is in at this point of his career, Bo Grumpus, prepares to spark a major label career.
Frank Gutch Jr: The Saga of a Rock Pioneer: Jim Colegrove— Chapter Five
Posted in Opinion with tags Ames, Amy Kuney, Atlantic Recording Studios, CafeWha?, Chris Houston, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eddie Mottau, Felix Pappalardi, Filligar, Frank Gutch Jr., hannah miller, Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jim Basnight, jim colegrove, Joe Hutchinson, Kettle of Fish, Little Mickeys, Moberlys, music, Music Radio, music videos, N.D. Smart II, Paul Hood, radio, Records, Steve Young, Talentmaster Studios, The Bowery, The Gaslight Cafe, The Honeycutters, The Meyce, The Penetrators, Toiling Midgets, Tom Dowd, Two Guys From Boston on May 19, 2015 by segariniThe music business has always been such that the stars become super and the rest pretty much stay in the background. A case in point would be The Funk Brothers and The Wrecking Crew and the many session men (and women) who do the grunt work while the headliners reaps the profits. Not that the stars want it that way. That is just the way it is. And maybe that’s the way it is supposed to be. The people within the music industry sure know the supporting cast by name, if the public doesn’t: the session men and the opening acts and the bands which didn’t get the chance or got the chance and didn’t make it for one odd reason or another.
Frank Gutch Junior: The Saga of the Coolgroove, Part Three: Jim Colegrove in Dreamland; New American Farmers: The Farmacology Sessions; Revisiting My Past: an Interlude; and just the skimpiest of notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Dayton, DBAWIS, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Dovells, Farmacology, Fearless Kin, Frank Gutch Jr., Indie Artists, Indie Music, jim colegrove, Jubal Lee Young, Kym Kittell, Larry Kosslyn, licorice pizza, Mark V, music, music videos, N.D. Smart II, New American Farmers, Paige Anderson, radio, Randell-Linzer, Records, segarini, Shangri-Las, Steve Young, Susan Darby, Teddy & the Rough Riders, The Knights on November 11, 2014 by segariniJudging by the positive reactions to the various music documentaries being filmed these days, I am assuming that music history is not a bad thing. I mean, we have always had the tomes and films of The Beatles and The Rolling Stones and their like to while away our time and before that there had been real movies documenting the different eras, but a large portion of the music public seems to be open to more today, some enough to follow film festivals for early screenings of films about The Wrecking Crew and Big Star, to name two of the most popular.
Frank Gutch Jr: The Re-Return of Nick Holmes; Oami: Back In the Game; Dan Miraldi: Rockin’ Cleveland; Lisbee Stainton: Bribing Her Way Into Next Week’s Column; and a Shitload of Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Albino Winos, Dan Miraldi, Day In the City, DBAWIS, Devil at our Heels, dirtmusic, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Eleni Mandell, emiko woods, Fire Tapes, Frank Gutch Jr., Indie Artists, Indie Music, Jacquie B, Jesse Dee, jim colegrove, John Stewart, Lisbee Stainton, Michael Mainieri, music, Nick Holmes, No Small Children, OAMI, randy burns, Records, Sheldon Gomberg, Soulful Crooner, Sweet Relief III, Tamikrest, The Living Sisters, Ticktockman, tom kell, white elephant, Word Games on September 10, 2013 by segariniNick Holmes is a friend of mine. I have never met him nor have I even talked with him on the phone but he is a friend, nonetheless. He sends me stuff. Anyone who sends me stuff is my friend. Send me some stuff and you’ll find out. It seems like only yesterday (it was over two years ago) that he sent me CD copies of two albums I, up to that time, never even knew existed: And it seems like just yesterday (because it was) that I received his brand spanking new CD, Sonar. There is a story behind Nick and his music and I hesitate to tell that story here because I have told it a few times and hate to repeat myself too much, but if you want to read a fascinating story about his early years in New York and how we became acquainted, follow this link.
Frank Gutch Jr: Music On Film— Documentaries For The Music Fanatic, Plus Notes…..
Posted in Opinion with tags Big Star, cowsills, DBAWIS, devo, dirtmusic, Don't Believe a Word I Say, Frank Gutch Jr., gary heffern, grande ballroom, immediate records, Indie Artists, Indie Music, it's everything and then it's gone, Jaimie Vernon, jim colegrove, mc5, Mike Marino, Movies, No Small Children, nothing can hurt us, Paige Anderson, pere ubu, Peter Blecha, Records, robbie basho, rubber city rebels, Teen A-Go-Go, the bizarros, The Cellar, the fearless kin, tin huey, we didn't get famous, yonge street on May 14, 2013 by segariniBefore I dive into this, I have to take a moment to point you towards one of the best “up” songs I have heard in some time: No Small Children‘s Might Get Up Slow. If radio had the impact that it did even 20 years ago, this would be blasting out of stereo and car speakers everywhere. iThings too, if they had them (my brain is so numb, I couldn’t come close to a year those damn things took over
our lives— I can hardly remember a kid without one). The more I hear these ladies, the more I want to hear more. Turn it up! Like they said in the old days— Recorded loud to be played LOUD! Listen to this!!!
Now, back to our regular programming.