Jason Falkner‘s album I’m OK, You’re OK, which came out in Japan in 2007, is getting released in the U.S. this week! It’s streaming here for now. It’ll probably be up there only for a few days, so get at it while you can, Mr. Mod… I dare you!
Of course, those of us who actually, like me, enjoy some Jason Falkner music — Hrrundi, Alexmagic, etc. — are also welcome to give a listen. So far, it’s okay. Not mindblowing, though the song “Stephanie Tells Me” is pretty nifty.
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. I was going to try to turn this into my own original post, maybe even do a few minutes of research on the Web, but then I thought better of it. Instead, I’d like to pose a question to the collective wisdom of The Orockle.
The question I’d like to pose – and one that I hope will inspire other questions we’d like to have asked when we had more time to find the answers ourselves – will follow a little bit of background. Read on, please. Continue reading »
As a show of support for golfer Tiger Woods, rockin’ golf enthusiasts Kenny G, Alice Cooper, and the members of Hootie and the Blowfish are uniting under the GolfRock banner to record a song in support of the golf legend. All proceeds from sales of the as-yet-composed song will benefit an organization supporting amateur golfers and caddies who aspire to one day affording the opportunity to develop a sex addiction.
The idea for this benefit started with Kenny G. “I spent many a summer as a caddy,” recounts the saxophonist, “getting an up-close look at pro golfers and the country club tail at their disposal.” G considered a career in golf, but as he puts it, “I had much better control of my embouchure than a 7-iron.” With the troubles facing the embattled golf icon, G was concerned that the public scrutiny surrounding Woods would jeopardize the romantic opportunities for all golfers. “I called my golfing buddy Alice, and we agreed that something had to be done.”
Cooper, who these days is nearly as well known for his short game on the links as he is for his shock-rock theatrics in concert, began furiously working his cell phone to recruit other artists to this cause. “Iggy, Flea, and Sheryl Crow are all but confirmed,” said Cooper. “Wyclef Jean wants in, even though he’s never played more than miniature golf!” Cooper says that Hootie’s Darius Rucker is working some of country music’s biggest stars. “Kenny and I figured Darius might be able to reach out to the likes of Jay-Z,” laughs Cooper, “but it turns out he’s got no pull in the hip-hop community.”
I just saw It Might Get Loud, the documentary featuring Jimmy Page, The Edge, and Jack White discussing their musical influences, approach to, and general love of the guitar.
The only Jack White-related product that I own is the Loretta Lynne album and the only U2 album I have is the live album from the early ’80s (and it’s not mine so I’m not sure how it ended up in mixed in with my records). But even though I have only a casual interest in most of their music, I liked the movie and I found all three guys to be fairly engaging, although Jack White comes off as a bit affected. The Edge, on the other hand, seems like he’s in the running for “nicest, most down to earth mega star.” Anyway, some questions came to mind:
1. How would you rank these guys in order of your personal preference?
2. How would you rank these guys in order of their influence?
3. If you could replace one with another guitar player, who would it be (keeping in mind that your new guy must be in a high-profile band, must have a distinct style, and that style must be different from the other two remaining guys).
4. Is there any artist that you dislike so much that you won’t watch a documentary about them?
5. Will you watch the upcoming Doors documentary narrated by Johnny Depp? If so, will you mute/fast forward through the Ray Manzarek parts?
6. Does anyone have any idea how I ended up with that U2 album and several copies of Back in Black in my album collection and somehow managed to lose most of my Who and Led Zeppelin albums? I suspect that alcohol may have played a role.
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Today, February 18, 2010, marked an historic day in the history of Rock Town Hall – or at least a day that I’m psyched to see: all 10 posts showing on our Main Stage were composed by Townspeople other than myself! This is a first since we launched this blog. I’m sorry to have spoiled that run with this post, but at the risk of killing the mojo The Back Office and I felt it important to give you a big hand.
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Totally unloaded questions here in that I’m not wedded in advance to getting one right answer, but I would indeed like to know three things:
1) Can you name any submissive love songs by men to women? Submissive here defined as: “You lead the way and are in control and I like it” or “I wish you were leading the way or in control because I would like it.”
2) Can you name any submissive love songs by men to women that you actually like?
3) Can you name any submissive love songs by men to women that you like significantly, or mainly, because of the attitude expressed in the lyrics (as opposed to “great bass line,” “very tuneful,” etc.)?
Note: Explicit or implicit gay love songs are not the subject here because they’re an entirely different set of dynamics. Judas Priest love songs have complicated submission/dominance dynamics, but they (mainly) just don’t sound like songs from a man to a woman and so the issues at stake are different.
