It is becoming clear to me that there is a Roxy Music connection to all fake bands. Or at least the ones I am choosing. See if you can gu...

purchase [I'm a Believer ] Despite what J. David says about the Monkees (or maybe in spite of what he says), they appeared to me ...

So it is just me then. Again. Rock Follies? TV show, in the 70s? It was shown stateside, I gather, possibly late at night, probably on PB...

The Wonders : That Thing You Do [ purchase the film’s extended cut in which it seems that Hanks’ character might be gay ] [ purchase t...

So another non-australian, eh? Well, at least I'm consistent and, asked to bet on it, most familiar with the name will assume his nation...

Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons : Hit and Run [ purchase ] When I saw the album, Screaming Targets by Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons descri...

No brainer this one, the opportunity to showcase this fairly recently deceased legend of oz rock, George Young. Who he? Shame on you, but yo...

purchase [Down Under] There really isn't anything more Australian in this genre than Men at Work's <Down Under>. I'...

Midnight Oil : Blue Sky Mine [ purchase ] There are many great bands and musicians from Australia, and I hope that we get to a bunch o...

purchase some essential [ Leo Kottke   ] Seems to me that the jump from Lion/Lamb to Leo is perfectly reasonable for our current them...

Uncertain whether I would be lion enough to manage this, given I have spent the last five days driving from my home, in the middle of Englan...

Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble : Mary Had A Little Lamb [ purchase ] Ultimately, what underlies this blog, over its long histor...

Ever vigilant in my aim to extend my often anglocentric peccadilloes to a wider audience, I dare say The Men They Couldn't Hang may b...

[ purchase ] On the one hand, trying to write about the history of this song seems to be biting off more than I want to chew, and yet, d...

So many titles, so little time, so I thought I would cheat and sling in a threefer, three for the price of one, choosing three heads of roya...

purchase [ Aerosmith: Don't Want ... .] I'll go off on a tangent here ... A somewhat-warped tangent, but I think I still play ...

Fela & Afrika 70 : Mr. Follow Follow [ purchase ] Last year, I mused about the general lack of protest music, in the vein of CSN...

purchase [ Jackson Browne: Doctor My Eyes ] A number of my co-workers include their honorifics as part of their email signatures (Ph...

Being one myself, I am only too aware that a physicians title is wholly hono(u)rific, always enjoying the wrath of PhDs over said point, esp...

Spin Doctors : Two Princes [ purchase ] The Spin Doctors’ song “Two Princes” is catchy, fun and was a huge worldwide hit. It got a Gr...