Confessions of a Fanboy

Those of you who listened to the first episode of the B-Sides Concept Album are probably wondering how we could maintain all the Springsteen talk for so long.
I won’t pretend to speak for Saleski or Iguana Glen, but I can answer that for myself. Stamina, baby!
11 and I have been known to have conversations […]

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Even “The Boss” can catch a cold. How ‘regular guy’ is that? Of course, I blame Patti.
I’m sorry, I couldn’t resist mocking the pious prick that is BruceFan. It seems our hero was supposed to play a show in The Netherlands but has postponed due to having a cold. He must […]

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When I started my voyage into the blues, something strange happened. Prior to my journey into the vintage stuff, I held Stevie Ray Vaughan in the highest of regards. As I began hearing Vaughan’s influences firsthand, I started to get too cool for school and more or less stopped listening to him anymore. […]

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The cherry has been busted; the first ever edition of The B-Sides Concept Album program has aired and, if I may be bold, it was an unqualified success.
The main topic for the evening was Bruce Springsteen. We rehashed Magic, discussed the current tour, and reflected on a few of our favorites. Guests Mark […]

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What a good show we have here! “Adam Raised a Cain” returns to the set list, and God is well pleased. That’s a song that demands to be played live at least twice a week. If you’re going to have four guitarists in the band, give them something to do! “Adam” […]

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I suppose I should have laid the groundwork for this last week when the details were finalized, but now is as good as any other time to let you all know about my latest musical endeavor.
BC Magazine has teamed with BlogTalkRadio to launch it’s own internet talk radio station (check out the complete schedule) and […]

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One of my first blues purchases was the Chess Records box set. That box set has one of the few sides Albert King recorded during his brief stint with the seminal label. That one song, “Counting On My Darling,” was good enough to make me want to hear more so I did research […]

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I’ve gushed often about the many musical projects that have been touched by the hands of Barrett Martin. I’ve extolled the virtues of the different bands he’s played in (Screaming Trees, Tuatara) and his solo records.
In addition to all the music he’s directly responsible for helping to create, Martin owns his own […]

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I won’t insult the intelligence of any of you by pretending to know anything about classical music. I know a few names and a few melodies, but not much beyond that.
TheWifeToWhomI’mMarried isn’t a classical music expert, either, but spends a good portion of the day listening to NPR at work. She can’t run […]

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I’ll be the first to admit it: I’m shocked to see “Kitty’s Back” in the set list. The song was played numerous times — to the delight of fans — and it allowed organist/keyboardist Dan Federici the chance to display his chops. Federici is taking time away from the tour to […]

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