Mr. Moderator

When not blogging Mr. Moderator enjoys baseball, cooking, and falconry.

Rock Town Hall’s Saturday Night Shut-In: If Music Could Talk

Dec 182011

Sounds of the Hall in roughly 33 1/3 minutes!

This week’s edition of Saturday Night Shut-In arrives late and without commentary from Mr. Moderator. We’ll have to let the music do the talking. Expect a chattier host next week.

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[Note: The Rock Town Hall feed will enable you to easily download Saturday Night Shut-In episodes to your digital music player. In fact, you can even set your iTunes to search for an automatic download of each week’s podcast.]

Winter Wonderland

Posted by Mr. Moderator

Dec 172011

I encourage you to watch this clip of Johnny Winter playing “Rock ‘n Roll Hootchie Koo.” Watch it all the way through. Pay close attention to Winter and the surrounding scene. Enjoy the wonder of it all. Share your feelings on some of the most wonderful moments.

Round 2, Rebel Conference: Rock’s Greatest Backing Band Tournament Continues!

Posted by Mr. Moderator

Dec 162011

Rebel Conference Round 2

Four matches will determine the fate of the 8 teams surviving Round 1 of Rebel Conference tournament play. As in the opening round of play, please use this space to argue for your favorite backing band in each contest, using any or all of the following criteria, including criteria not listed here:

Ability to support the bandleader’s musical agenda/vision
Additional musical contribution to the bandleader’s sound/vision
Look and other supporting “rock superhero powers”
Catchiness of backing band’s name

Round 2 of Rebel Conference play runs through Monday, December 19 at 11:59 am. You may log your vote on each contestant in the Round 2 games through the polls on the following page.

Round 2, Legacy Conference: Rock’s Greatest Backing Band Tournament Continues!

Posted by Mr. Moderator

Dec 152011

Legacy Conference Round 2

Four matches will determine the fate of the 8 teams surviving Round 1 of Legacy Conference tournament play. As in the opening round of play, please use this space to argue for your favorite backing band in each contest, using any or all of the following criteria, including criteria not listed here:

Ability to support the bandleader’s musical agenda/vision
Additional musical contribution to the bandleader’s sound/vision
Look and other supporting “rock superhero powers”
Catchiness of backing band’s name

Round 2 of Legacy Conference play runs through Sunday, December 18 at 11:59 pm. You may log your vote on each contestant in the Round 2 games through the polls on the following page.

All-Star Jam

Posted by Mr. Moderator

Dec 152011

Have no fear! An All-Star Jam is your place to shine.

UPDATED: Round 2 of Rock’s Greatest Backing Band Ever Tournament Set as The Blockheads Eke Out Double-Overtime Victory Over The Furious Five!

Posted by Mr. Moderator

Dec 152011

Workin' overtime!

In a secret second overtime period The Blockheads eked out a victory over The Furious Five for the final slot in the second round of Rock Town Hall’s tournament to determine—once and for all—Rock’s Greatest Backing Band. The decisive shot, with time expiring, was a 12-foot baseline jumper by bassist Norman Watt-Roy off an inbound pass from Chaz Jankel. With only 7 seconds remaining the Furious Five briefly took a 1-point lead following a steal and tomahawk dunk by producer/”The Message” cowriter Ed “Duke Bootee” Fletcher. “In retrospect,” a dejected Fletcher said after the contest, “I could have slowed it down, taken a few more ticks off the clock, and laid it in. Probably would have been fouled in the process.”

The updated brackets leading into tomorrow’s Round 2 games among the Legacy and Rebel Conferences can be downloaded here: Round 2, Rock’s Greatest Backing Band Ever Tournament. Round 2 games for the Expansion and Classic Conferences will follow beginning Monday, December 19.

Previously…

Consult the Orockle: How Can I Explain to My 10-Year-Old Son the Purpose of the Long Fadeout on The Who’s “Getting in Tune”?

Posted by Mr. Moderator

Dec 142011

The wisdom of The Hall continues to amaze me. For as many knowledgeable individuals who dazzle with their rock knowledge, it is the collective wisdom of our participants that I find most dazzling.

It is in this spirit that I want to allow for further amazement—not only for the people but by the people. Rather than turn this into my own original post, maybe even do a few minutes of research on the Web, I thought better of it. Instead, I’d like to pose a question on behalf of a fellow Townsperson to the collective wisdom of The Orockle.

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